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Applying lean construction to residential projects

Lets Build

One of the most significant sources of waste in residential projects comes from rework or correcting mistakes that could have easily been avoided. But how can you minimise waste and avoid rework in residential construction? The problem: Waste in residential construction. People management.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Successful firms generally use a combination of electronic media, printed materials and networking to achieve that. Printed materials, such as brochures and business cards, while becoming less prevalent, still provide value when a potential customer asks for information in a face-to-face meeting. Clear Communication.

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5 questions all Project Managers should ask themselves before they start a project

Lets Build

Many project managers who work on projects with a lot of repetition tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on admin-heavy tasks related to planning. Their programme is stuck on MS Project and to update it they have to go through countless WhatsApp notifications, emails, or phone calls.

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How a large residential contractor reduced building time 5x by moving their schedule to the cloud

Lets Build

It is one of the leading residential contractors in Central and South America, and a great example of how increasing site visibility by seamlessly sharing your programme with your teams can bring enormous benefits to your projects. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects.

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Implementing lean construction for infrastructure projects

Lets Build

There are four lean principles that construction professionals can apply to their infrastructure projects: 1. Contractors need to focus on value creation—that means ensuring that all of the project’s resources, materials, and information are linked together, creating a single workflow. Implement just-in-time management.

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Is Your Bookkeeping Service Overcharging Your Construction Company?

Contractor Bookkeeping

2 Construction which is roughly 15% of all bookkeeping and accounting and includes serving the needs of general contractors, builders, residential and commercial remodelers, specialty trade contractors and about fifty more contractor types. It takes roughly 2,000 hours of training to be proficient enough to get by and do a reasonable job. #2

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QuickBooks For Contractors Training Instructor Led Webinar - Private

Contractor Bookkeeping

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, project manager and accountant and most important a construction accountant.