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These 5 essential traits in your team are the secret to a successful construction project

Fieldwire

Mutual respect Respecting another person includes acknowledging their talents and abilities, and not discriminating against them because of their race or social background. Respect isn’t earned because of rank or age but is given equally to everyone involved in the construction project. Don’t take sides or blame one person.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

This might include current hardware and software for project management and accounting, mobile devices for communication, and sensors to monitor equipment performance and usage. These firms also have clear policies prohibiting harassment, discrimination and other harmful practices. Schedule Demo.

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Proposal Win Themes: Stop Relying On Them

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They usually tie a single, unique discriminator to a critical customer need.” Maybe one example win theme would read like this: “Our patented gobbledegook process can cut time off your schedule and reduce ACME University’s library project costs. Benefit: Cut time off your schedule and reduce project costs.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The Owner provides an overall JOC manager, generally a procurement/purchasing authority, and a Project Manager / Coordinator assigned to each project during all phases of a project, including construction. Projects may be architectural (finishes) , electrical, mechanical and/or plumbing in nature.