Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. There’s a name for these situations: “profit fade.” Also make sure your project managers understand the contract language fully. Construction Safety. Publications.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Profitability Software 120

PSMJ Resources

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

6 Common Project Management Practices of the Most Successful A/E/C Firms. My experience suggests you will always benefit from a focused hour of principal-level attention on your project. Benchmark your current project management practices against these six areas of focus and see how you might improve. ► 2008.

Project Management 49

Project Management Resource Management Negotiation 49

PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Good Project Management is Good Risk Management. Most risks are foreseeable and responsive to thoughtful project management. • Accept only the right clients, then the right projects. Require a retainer from new clients to be credited to the last invoice. Visit the job site often.

Project Management 40

Project Management Risk Resource Management 40

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Management.

Construction 180

Construction Software Software Accounting 180

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. If the answer is no, then now may be the time to start looking into new tools and software programs that can make your job—and your life—easier. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites » Better Project Management through Better Communication. Last week, I discussed three important areas of project management and ended by briefly discussing project communication – or the glue to a project.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

MAY 24, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. And for good reason, since the way accounting and business management use software is much different from the way construction operations and project management use it. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Iowa 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. It’s not news that competition for work in most parts of the industry has increased or that margins have decreased. Change orders can be harder to manage – and present more of a profitability challenge – than pre-planned project work. Construction Safety.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Not too long ago, or so it seems, we were more than ecstatic at the idea of being able to call our project managers in the field on mobile phones. Some of us remember the “dark ages” of going back and forth between job sites and the office. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Project Management 136

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. With every project, no matter how big or small, there is always risk – risk of injury, financial responsibility, or quality assurance. And risk can be a profit center, since insurance companies obviously make money. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

Risk 120

Risk Insurance Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Better Project Management through Better Communication. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Management. Ask the Expert.

Construction 120

Construction Safety Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. He replied, “Well, that depends on the project manager.”. While it’s understandable that every project manager has a different way of managing, the reality is that change orders don’t have room for personal style. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. With all of the percentages in the news lately (99% here, 1% there), I found myself wondering about a different percent—the 30%. Education leads to improvement, efficiency, and profitability! You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 185

Construction Software Software Accounting 185

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 11, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade » Game Changers. In their coverage of the revolution in Egypt, The New York Times reported, “Movement Began With Outrage and a Facebook Page That Gave It an Outlet.” Would you take an iPad to a construction site? Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 7, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 19, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade » Connecting in Construction. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Conference 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Built-in AIA billings, time and material and unit price billings, project management, equipment tracking, service dispatch, scheduling and dashboards for specific performance reporting are just a few of the other perks that construction-specific systems can offer. Management.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 174

Construction Software Software Accounting 174

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 2, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 159

Construction Software Software Accounting 159

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. If you’re like me, you find it difficult to keep up with all of the social media sites and associated jargon running around out there. A new list of do’s and don’ts seems to be posted every week along with a new social outlet. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 5, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Carefully monitoring these numbers will help you preserve profit and build more accurate bids on future projects. Implement technologies and processes so that project managers and other field staff are better connected to the financial side of your business. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 1, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. The next step most companies take is a setting up a shared drive location in their network and/or a company intranet (an internal web site only your employees can access). A relatively new approach to information sharing is emerging – the company dashboard. Construction Safety.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. The CFMA was formed around the common business problems of construction and of financial management. But without exception, the story that each team told through their symbols focused on people, not projects or profits. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

CFMA 120

CFMA Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Combing the news » The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Part 2. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. the ability to send progress photos from the job site to the office. increased efficiency and better time management. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Management. project collaboration.

Mobility 120

Mobility Cash Flow Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Being the Best » The New Estimating Tool – Superintendents. Gregg is a consultant with FMI and specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. Estimating departments have added a new tool to their repertoire – superintendent and foremen input.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Most of all, I learned that workforce management and structuring your company appropriately is one of the biggest challenges contractors face. What I heard is that finding the right person for an estimator and a project manager is crucial to success. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management. project collaboration.

Construction 195

Construction Software Software Accounting 195

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Distances between job sites and the office continue to increase as companies go further and further from their home base to do work. Imagine the surprise to everyone when the profit is significantly less or non-existent at the end of a job! Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations.

Cash Flow 120

Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” In fact, project managers should worry about implementing more safe practices because it can affect the way they bid on jobs. Management.

Construction 136

Construction Insurance Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Top 5 Trends in Construction Software » Committing Intentional Project Communications. Project managers are used to logging information – job progress, change orders, labor, weather, and so on. Categories.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. This left the project managers with inaccurate information on their jobs, and the accounting staff up to their eyeballs in timecards. This doesn’t just mean making sure everyone has a working mobile phone and Internet access on the job site. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing.

Cash Flow 120

Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Combing the news. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Management.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149