Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Home » Blogs. Some of us remember the “dark ages” of going back and forth between job sites and the office. With the adoption of cell phones, we no longer had to physically go back and forth between the office and the field – we could make a phone call to connect the two. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Home » Blogs. Distances between job sites and the office continue to increase as companies go further and further from their home base to do work. A friend of mine had a foreman who hated doing his paperwork, which consisted primarily of approving and submitting timecards to the office. David Brown Blog. Categories.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Home » Blogs. I’m pleased to announce that this week’s blog is written by Gregg Shoppman of FMI. With backlogs down and work less plentiful, field supervision has come into the office and become an integral part of the estimating process. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. Publications.

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MAY 7, 2012

Home » Blogs. I feel confident in saying that we’ve never created construction software on our own, sitting in our Seattle offices. This entry was posted on Monday, May 7th, 2012 at 10:54 am and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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JULY 26, 2012

Home » Blogs. Anyone who regularly reads this blog or keeps up with technology can tell you that software, especially software for construction companies, is changing. This entry was posted on Thursday, July 26th, 2012 at 3:55 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MAY 17, 2011

Home » Blogs. Chaos reigns and some very ugly accounting software systems have infected the back offices of construction companies nationwide! This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 at 10:34 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. change orders.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Home » Blogs. I decided long ago to charge for my own product – enough to put money back into a growing company , and enough to buy a decent lunch (I recommend the sandwiches at Mohito restaurant near our office). This entry was posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

Home » Blogs. And, let’s face it: the kind of individual driven to be a general contractor is often not the kind that relishes tedious office work and long hours spent analyzing numbers. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Mark Reich Blog.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Home » Blogs. That fancy new tablet to easily transfer data from field to office will do you no good if you don’t have a system to code and process the information. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 at 4:14 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Home » Blogs. It seems that the smart phone is nudging some “back-office” business functions to the field, as construction firms use software to enter data in real-time and to make on-the-spot adjustments at the jobsite. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Home » Blogs. Our customers told us they wanted to be able to access Spectrum anywhere – whether they were in the field, the office, or snowed in at home. This entry was posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 4:03 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Home » Blogs. Connect the Field to the Office. This entry was posted on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at 1:11 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Home » Blogs. Simplified Decision Making – Getting People and Processes In Order » 3 New Year’s Resolutions for Construction Operations. Simplified Decision Making – Getting People and Processes In Order » 3 New Year’s Resolutions for Construction Operations. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Home » Blogs. If you make multiple copies of every invoice coming into your office, you know what I’m referring to. This entry was posted on Friday, September 30th, 2011 at 11:58 am and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Home » Blogs. Behind every good construction business leader is a hard working team of project managers, construction workers, and office staff. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 3:49 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Home » Blogs. I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that cloud computing isn’t really cloud computing if the software is just being accessed from a remote computer. Do you use tablets in your office or on the jobsite? David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Home » Blogs. Once in awhile, I’ll close my office door, sit back with a cup of coffee and compare the Foundation Software of today with a snapshot of the company several years prior. This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 1:14 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Home » Blogs. It is simple, get ownership and management back on track by placing safety above all else and fleshing that out every day at the office and on the jobsites. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Home » Blogs. With this technology, management can access up-to-date business information anytime, anyplace and field staff can stay better connected to the office and to each other. This entry was posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 12:17 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Home » Blogs. Up-to-date information plays a key role in better managing your project costs, and the best method of ensuring your information is current is to connect the field with the accounting office. This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 1:16 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Home » Blogs. Points to Ponder: I am writing this blog entry from a Delta 757 enroute from Atlanta to West Palm Beach for a meeting in the morning. When I started working in the industry we still used payphones to call the office from the “field” We used paper estimates, a calculator and copy machines.

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MARCH 28, 2012

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Copyright Notice.

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The projects were of a variety of building types (although no single family residential) including public schools, private office buildings, multi family residential, etc., Of note, this review was not looking for and did not compile missed signatures, not compiled change orders or other clerical errors.

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He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Copyright Notice.

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