Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 12, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Document Management. With the current levels of detail required by industry standards, code compliance and also by the different disciplines, the number of documents required for a project is huge. Green Building. Construction Safety.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Rarely does a finished project exactly mirror the original plans. I know from my days as a general contractor that plans and specifications are altered continuously as subcontractors become involved, materials are changed, and change orders are issued.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. While some of your company’s corporate image will come about naturally based on the work that you do and the manner in which you do it, companies that have a specific plan in place to create a corporate image have much more control over how they are perceived.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. ROPE stands for Research, Organize, Plan, and Execute. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 29, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Connecting within the Construction Company » Free Webinar: Managing Information Overload. Many contractors haven’t taken advantage of digital document solutions, and the ones that have are still dealing with high volumes of data. David Brown Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. » Integrated Project Delivery (IDP) – What is it? Sometimes, as you know, project documents can devote an entire plan sheet or spec section to a list of abbreviations and acronyms. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. So, I took some photos, wrote an RFI attached the photos to the document and sent it to the architect noting its urgent status. Do you have a process for organizing, storing and attaching all supporting documentation for an issue? Green Building.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 10, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Create a plan that makes sense. As fortune would have it, this person was an incredibly good manager and truly organized our daily processes. This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 9:10 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Not too long ago, or so it seems, we were more than ecstatic at the idea of being able to call our project managers in the field on mobile phones. The project manager may not have a laptop on hand or the workstation may not have the software loaded.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. I’m pleased to announce that this week’s blog is written by Gregg Shoppman of FMI. Gregg is a consultant with FMI and specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.”

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Integrated Project Delivery (IDP) – What is it? Bring all your financial documents to the initial meeting. The banks want to see all of the following: Analyzed projected balance sheets. Projected future earnings. David Brown Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Legal language is often unclear, resulting in differences in interpretations that can disrupt and delay projects, increasing costs. Also make sure your project managers understand the contract language fully. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 5, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. « New Year’s Resolutions for Construction Management. One way to bid more work, without giving your estimator a quick trip to the funny farm, is to identify additional sources of project bid lists. Project Team Communication & Effectiveness.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. They are the ones who take the time to reflect and engage in strategic planning–and perhaps most importantly understand how to crunch the numbers. What I heard is that finding the right person for an estimator and a project manager is crucial to success.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Yet it’s a surprisingly common practice for business owners to bid at losses, and when I ask them how they plan to come out in the black on the other side of these projects, the nearly universal answer is “We’ll make it up in change orders.”

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 21, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. You have the right people on board; so now give them a solid game plan to make this new technology work. 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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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. PLAN AHEAD and have a Go Live date in mind. Then you can create a realistic implementation plan. This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 11:05 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 6, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Better yet, what would you do if you suddenly found more work than you planned on? To the contrary, planning such as this allows you a dashboard into your business that your competitors that don’t do this type of testing won’t have.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. I dream about Foundation, and I make plans for its future. That’s not to say that they always turn out the way I plan. This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 1:14 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. There are subcontractors and vendors involved, which means that the slightest change in plans, specifications, or even schedule affects everyone and their cash flow. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. E-mail overload » Construction Equipment Management: Finding the Sweet Spot. If both the owning and operating costs for a piece of equipment are exactly what you planned for, then the “dot” for that piece would be placed in the center of the graph.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 1, 2011

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. 3 Tips for Better Construction Fleet Fuel Management » Cloud Computing Basics: The Internet as a Utility. And these are not light-weight “apps” – these are powerful enterprise systems for accounting, financial management, project management, HR, and more.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 8, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Step 2: Make a plan and figure out the data you need to collect. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 2:29 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. Whether or not you plan to do away with your PC and adopt a tablet-only way of life, one thing is certain: software must adapt to the new environment. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 1:34 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. « Integrated Project Delivery (IDP) – What is it? Most providers can create a plan to meet your needs, not to mention budget. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. Management.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 22, 2012

People Management. Equipment Management. Home » Blogs. This week, I thought I’d take a break from discussing the usual construction business management topics, and focus on marketing your business. As I prepared to write this blog, I was reminded by my marketing team that there is a method behind the mystery.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. They are shaped by someone’s planning.

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ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning. Multiple Projects at Once. Project Management. Document management.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 8, 2015

Skender Construction’s Lean Perspectives blog truly advocates effectively for Lean Construction — and demonstrates the Chicago contractor’s leadership in this integrated project management and delivery model. Anyone who has ever used the Last Planner ® System will tell you there’s more to it than meets the eye.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Construction work plans or programmes are the result of a series of documents aiming to manage and coordinate the activities previous and during the execution of the construction. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects. Implement tools tailored for construction.

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Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Each project will consist of an intricate network of contractors and subcontractors that must be on the same page in order for important construction goals and milestones to be reached. However, many construction projects stall as workers wait around for important documents and approvals giving them the go-ahead to do their jobs.

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Fieldwire

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Over the summer, we’ve also added a new Specifications tab under each project. As an Admin, you can upload and organize specifications documents to Fieldwire so your team members can easily access. Beyond a simple storage of files, Fieldwire can help you maintain a single source of truth for your specifications documents.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Construction Project Management & accounting software plays a vital role for construction companies. Construction companies can reap huge benefits by applying the Project management software in their projects. Given below some exclusive project management softwares :-.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 20, 2018

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. BIM helps everyone working on the project stay on the same page.

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PSMJ Resources

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Whether you’re managing one small project or multiple large projects, you want to serve your client(s) with efficiency and proof of solid, consistent performance. The best way to set this up is to develop a Project Management Plan (PMP). Mel Lesters E-Quip Blog. Ford Harding blog.

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