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The four pillars of collaboration in the construction industry

Lets Build

For many players in construction, the industry needs to change the way stakeholders communicate and, by extension, collaborate with each other. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects. 30% rework rate: Rework is also hurting the industry. Let’s talk numbers.

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6 Industry Hacks to Overcome Productivity Pitfalls

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Contrary to other industries with specific key performance indicators (KPIs) that benchmark productivity, the construction industry has traditionally lacked such KPIs to set those standards and thus optimize productivity. Also unique to our industry, we can use cost as the dividing factor (rather than time ) to measure success.

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Project Management Trends: 2018 Topics to Watch

Construction Equipment

And yet, we had some significant shifts this year, most notably PMI releasing the sixth edition of “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” ( PMBOK® Guide ), alongside the Agile Practice Guide. Here are five trends that project managers should be watching out for in 2018. But let’s look forward.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

management in the UK construction industry. Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits. Journal of Legal. partnering projects. Management Institute. Shamsuddin, S.

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Excel spreadsheets in construction: It’s time to let them go

Lets Build

It’s no secret that the construction industry is addicted to Excel. In our recent Project Execution survey, 85% of the respondents admitted that they create their short-term plans using Excel and that they spend up to 20 hours a month to put these plans together. But that’s also its main problem when it comes to construction.

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The Lien Zone Podcast Provides Impactful, Easy to Digest Construction Legal Advice

Construction Junkie

“I now create a weekly podcast, having learned to streamline each presentation to just a few minutes, summarizing a specific issue or concept of construction law which may have practical significance to those in the construction industry,” Barthet explained to me, “Though we are a law firm, we work hard to communicate in non-legalese.”

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What Causes Construction Project Delays?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A cloud-based, integrated construction management solution solves this by automating workflows and delivering powerful data and analysis tools in real time. The biggest challenge in the construction industry today is labor. Waiting for someone, somewhere to make a decision that is keeping the entire project from moving forward.