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4 Foundations of a Successful House Build

Constructonomics

Read on for the four foundations of any successful house build; foundations you will need to have in place to take your dream home from concept to reality. From initial ideas and inspiration to securing planning permission and effective project management, planning is the most important part of any self-build project.

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Project Foundation Pt. 1: Building the Master Schedule

Stok

After a successful project kick-off , a solid foundation is required to bring your project into “flow state”. That foundation is a detailed schedule and budget, created and owned by the Project Manager, with input from consultants and contractors, and approved by the Client. The post Project Foundation Pt.

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Project Foundation Pt. 2: Building the Master Budget

Stok

The foundation for any successful project is a detailed schedule and budget. stok’s Project Managers first shared tips for creating an accurate Master Schedule. Now on the financial side, the Project Manager should work closely with the Client on the conceptual budget at project inception.

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Do you have the right project delivery team?

Stok

When it comes to finding the right Project Manager for your design and construction project, tracking scope, cost, and schedule is itself not enough. At the same time, it’s important to have a PM that connects with the project team so the PM can motivate and bring the best out in every team member. Empathy and enthusiasm.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. Project Collaboration. document management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

To begin a discussion of cloud computing, let’s draw some analogies from the world of public utilities. To draw an analogy, imagine a situation in which individuals connected their own personal power generators to create a shared power grid. cloud computing) is going to bring us closer to that idea. document management.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

The Korte Company

He furnished the phone number of the Walgreens project manager in charge. The project bids in seven days.”. He invited the project manager to talk to a man at a new United Stationers facility just a few miles from Walgreens headquarters. Ninety minutes later, the project manager called Dennis back. “I