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What Your Clients Think Of You, The Consultant

PSMJ Resources

by: PSMJ''s Public Works Project Management Consultant, Michael Ellegood, P.E. Whenever I work with consultants, I am often asked how do our clients, particularly public agency clients, think of us in the private sector consultant world. Skeptic: “Consultants are merely vendors.

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ConstructionPro Network blog: Diverse, high-level information to help make better project management decisions

Construction Marketing Ideas

.’s ConstructionPro Network blog takes business seriously, and in the process, provides some really useful tools (and warnings) for contractors and professional services concerned about contract and project management, disputes, and best practices within the industry.

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

For one, project management is huge—we recommend investing in a project management program specific to the construction industry. Select something that allows for office staff, project managers, executives, and those in the field to access the tool—from anywhere. Project Management.

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The Rise of Business Intelligence in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Business intelligence in its simplest terms is the gathering of data — largely produced through construction management and project management software — and sorting and analyzing it to make intelligent business decisions.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

The data from these studies suggests that the median cost of rework, as a percentage of total project cost, is roughly 4%-6%, but that is only taking into consideration direct cost of reported rework. With both the direct and indirect factors combined, it was determined that the median cost rework accounts for is 9% of the total project cost!

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

For one, project management is huge—we recommend investing in a project management program specific to the construction industry. Select something that allows for office staff, project managers, executives, and those in the field to access the tool—from anywhere. Project Management.

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Estimating Integration

Construction Cost Estimating

So the estimated created by following steps: • Project management software: There is various kind of software that increases calculation speed needed to estimate costs and the calculations included direct, indirect, overhead and fixed cost calculations for many activities.