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Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers

Job Order Contracting

Attaining a sustainable built environment requires Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers. #1. Managers focus upon goals; leaders grow their people and perfect their systems. Leaders focus upon importance, managers are reactionary. Managers are stuck on on tasks that appear urgent but are not important.

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Facilities Management and Entropy

Job Order Contracting

Facilities Management and Entropy – Left unchecked disorder increases over time. Certifications, traditional formal education, and professional training related to facilities life-cycle management and AECOO practices and practices have done little to address “Understanding and dealing with the concept of value.”

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Managing Accounts Receivable in QB: QuickBooks for Contractors

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As a result, every construction business records transactions to Accounts Receivable (A/R) until they actually receive payment. If your company uses QuickBooks – one of the most popular entry-level accounting platforms for contractors – you already have built-in tools that can help you manage, track, and report on their accounts receivable.

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Rethinking Traditional Construction Project Management—Part 1 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. How those projects are managed can make or break the company. That makes project managers (or in some companies, project sponsors who oversee teams of project managers) arguably the most important role in an organization.

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How Labor Shortages & Virtual Work Are Changing Purchase-to-Pay Processes

Construction Business Owner

CDT As a result of economic and cultural trends, construction organizations today are increasingly relying on technologies that increase efficiency — especially in accounting departments. In 1999, he began a sales career that included both internal and external sales.

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Redefining Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

That’s why effectively managing these changes is crucial to contractors’ success. These mistakes and delays can have a significant impact on your bottom line as a contractor — and leave your clients unimpressed with your teams’ abilities to manage projects. Dealing with paper plans and drawings in the field can be a hassle.

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Job Order Contract Management Resources, Tools and Technology.

Job Order Contracting

Efficient construction contract management is actually quite simple. The rampant waste associated with managing the built environment in the public sector is even more pronounced due the the virtual lack of accountability. The post Job Order Contract Management Resources, Tools and Technology. appeared first on 4BT.

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