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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Compliance/Regulations. For those not familiar, a silo in business terminology refers to a part of a business operation that works in isolation from other parts of the business. change orders. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. In his commencement speech to Stanford University graduates in 2005, he references The Whole Earth Catalog from the mid-1970’s: On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. change orders.

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#87:  Coronavirus and Construction Delays

NH Construction Law

Force majeure (pardon my French) literally means “superior force” – what we might refer to colloquially as an “act of God” when natural disasters are in play, but also including an act of Government. Federal contractors, though, have the benefit of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 48 C.F.R. §

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Although this phrase refers to architecture, it still has a place in software architecture. change orders. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Industry News.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. If you make multiple copies of every invoice coming into your office, you know what I’m referring to. change orders. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Do they have the financial resources to complete a job; is their insurance up-to-date; how does their safety record look; what do their references say about their recent work; what experience do others in my company have with them? change orders. General Management. Software & Technology.

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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. References. ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY. 2006, Gibson, et al, 1994, Haley).