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How The Cloud Is Enabling Smarter Project Management—Part 4 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. Over the past three weeks, we’ve looked at complex construction projects, the people that run them and the technology tools they use. Because “cloud” has become a buzzword, however, software and technology buyers need to beware.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily demonstrated the correlation between the maturity level of an organization and project failure, i.e. excessive time spent upon change orders/rework, budget overruns, and overall client and/or participant dissatisfaction with outcomes. Project Management Constraints. ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY.

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BuildTools Provides the Solution for Managing Demanding Clients

Pro Builder

But Platinum Homes was losing money on change orders from demanding clients. BuildTools provides a way to document client interactions and remove any gray area, keeping everyone up to date on common points of conflict such as budgets, change orders, and schedules. BuildTools is a relationship maintainer,” says Molthan.

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7 Steps to Successful Project Closeout

Autodesk Construction Cloud

And that 10% loss doesn’t even factor in the costs associated with claims that can come from prolonged payment disputes. According to a recent survey from Autodesk and Dodge Data & Analytics, 66% of general contractors experience trouble getting off the job on at least a quarter of their projects. Common Project Closeout Problems.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. General Management. Software & Technology. People Management. Equipment Management. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Risk Management

Best Practices Construction Law

This course will explore: Why are proper records so essential for claims and disputes? Critical project documentation – what you absolutely need to document; and non-critical documentation – what you don’t need to document. Is a written instruction via e-mail the same as a change order? What is the hearsay rule?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. General Management. Software & Technology. People Management. Equipment Management. I often see claims in business articles that the best practice for analyzing something (whatever that may be) is to get more data. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?