HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Due to a variety of factors – from smaller profit margins following the economic downturn, to the sense of immediacy that’s so pervasive in the modern business world – everyone from our clients on down to our subcontractors are being squeezed for time and asked to deliver commercial construction projects on tighter schedules than ever before.

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The Constructor

JUNE 14, 2016

Planning, scheduling is an important part of the construction management. Planning and scheduling of construction activities helps engineers to.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget is possible using an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution. Budget and Schedule. The post Integrated Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Solution appeared first on 4BT.

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Lets Build

JUNE 30, 2023

Keeping this interdependency in mind is key for effective planning. It’s time to consider a new approach: Interactive planning. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals What are interactive planning sessions? More to read: 3 benefits of location-based planning in construction 2.

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Lets Build

JUNE 30, 2023

Keeping this interdependency in mind is key for effective planning. It’s time to consider a new approach: Interactive planning. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals What are interactive planning sessions? More to read: 3 benefits of location-based planning in construction 2.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I view much of what’s happened in critical path method (CPM) scheduling and planning as a direct offspring of the ENR cover story, “Off the Critical Path,” published in 2003.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This document outlines A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds. Cost and schedule overruns, accidents, less than expected quality and inadequate functionality are the norm in the publics sector at federal, state, county, and local levels.

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Lets Build

MARCH 19, 2021

Then, you should already know how important it is to keep all your project schedules connected. Many project managers tell us that they have to spend over 6 hours a week creating and maintaining different schedules (e.g. Extra questions, last-minute planning, more meetings, and calls to realign everyone.

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Lets Build

APRIL 22, 2021

As a project manager, you should always think of the schedule as the heartbeat of your project. Like that, you will be able to plan your next steps with precision, maintain better control over your project and prevent delays before they expand out of proportion. It’s like running a race. But here comes the real challenge.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 23, 2021

All this repetitive work depends on the steady schedule of your project plan so that whatever happens, your project progresses at a regular pace. Focusing on your project schedule enables you to break down your project plan into smaller jobs so you can maximise your crew’s work continuity and minimise work interruptions.

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Lets Build

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Myth about Scheduling Software In the construction industry, people often assume that a construction scheduling software is a basic planning tool that helps managers construct pretty tables in order to present them in meetings with various stakeholders. I will be frank here and say that there is so much.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

In a best-case scenario, a general contractor budgets a job based on thorough architectural and engineered drawings that encompass not only the client’s design intent, but also careful planning for everything from mechanical systems to cosmetic finishes. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It takes extensive preparation and planning to complete your construction project successfully. Develop a Detailed Plan A detailed plan is the foundation of any successful construction project. The plan should have all the information needed to facilitate swift action and highlight any potential issues.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods. The early and ongoing integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology can drive optimal repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. The post Adaptive Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2022

While you are not legally obligated to offer health plans to these workers, you can still choose to. They generally enjoy more flexibility in regards to their schedule, accepting tasks, and approaches for completing the job. How to Get Large Group Health Insurance Plans for Contracted Employees. What is a 1099 Employee?

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Lean Construction

MAY 27, 2020

Location-based scheduling methods are not new. In some countries such as Finland, the adoption of line of balance schedules is widespread and used for decades. However, in the United States these schedules have remained unpopular.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics. Pull Scheduling/Planning. Benchmarking.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Collaborative software allowed California Engineering Contractors’ field managers to give more direct input into plans.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2020

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available. Various forms of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery have a track record spanning as long as decades and include integrated project delivery, IPD, LEAN job order contracting, JOC, and alliance contracting.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 20, 2023

By Eric Van Dixhorn As schedules on construction projects continually accelerate and service life requirements become more demanding, structures are being built larger and to last longer. The post Assessing mass concrete with thermal control plans appeared first on Construction Specifier. Photo courtesy Brickeye.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2023

. #1 Define estimate’s purpose ■ Who will use the estimate and how. Required level of detail, and overall scope. #2 Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■ Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. The post IPD – Ensuring Construction COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond!

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. However, the different methods of schedule analysis can lead to varying results. If the delay absorbs the “float” in the schedule, then it is not compensable.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Analog construction planning causes million-dollar schedule slips, but leading data center owners and contractors stay on time with real-time software for Lean planning.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 12, 2022

The most impressive structures and facilities we see today are likely a result of meticulous and well-coordinated planning that took place before the project broke ground. . Well-executed projects stem from proper p reconstruction planning , a process that’s carried out before the actual construction begins. Keeps Stakeholders Aligned.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2017 schedule for its popular Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School. Six training sessions expected to sell out quickly. read more.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Cost and schedule deviations are some of the greatest challenges project managers face—they stem from inefficient scheduling, timeline alterations, and high waste rates. The solution is lean construction scheduling processes, like the Last Planner® System (LPS) and Scrum. Master scheduling. Phase scheduling.

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cnstrctr

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

How Does Pull Planning Fit Into It? Pull planning is considered a lean scheduling technique. We’ll go into what it is in a bit but all you need to know for now is that it makes scheduling weekly and daily tasks easier through collaboration. Okay Great – What Is Pull Planning? Planning by pulling.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Tech has turned a corner during the planning stage of projects, but more work remains to meet schedule and budget constraints.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Project delays in construction happen quite frequently, and typically result from poor planning. With such long time-tables, it’s difficult to plan for unforeseen schedule disruptions while managing the many moving parts of a project. Today, we are excited to announce the new Schedule Tool available in Autodesk Build.

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Fieldwire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It’s an interesting topic because I think many people, both in and out of the industry, assume that construction activities are always well planned, assuming that when something goes wrong its in the execution, not the planning. However, it still doesn’t address planning at the individual task level. So how do we plan for that?

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 9, 2023

If we don’t plan for that and have to continually stop and start a project because of the unavailability of materials or owner-furnished equipment, it will cause delays that will lead to cost overruns, such as subcontractors asking for remobilization fees to get them back online if a project is halted.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2021

Beginning with the commitment of senior management, the next step is to develop a plan and your desired goals for integrating your Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery activities. A all stakeholders to determine the schedule, cost, schedule and outcome. I’d like to learn the details!

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

4BT Job Order Contract Enterprise Management System  Program Management o Ability to roll up program, project, and workorder schedule, resource and budget data o Multi-year, multi-contractor, multi-UPB, project management o Capture initial planning and detailed Scope of Work requirements o Track variance from cost and schedule baselines across the (..)

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