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Five Top Strategies for Construction Project Management Success
Construction project management is often shrouded in acronyms and rules. But CPM and assigning resources in specific ways are the details of managing construction projects.
Understanding Your Construction Client’s Goals
A construction project often gets lost in the talk of scope, method, and materials. But if those aspects miss the point of the owner’s goals, then the finished project won’t be a success.
What Is Lean Construction: Definition and Principles
If you ever get asked to take part in a lean construction project, it will offer a fresh perspective on building. Lean construction principles, and the practices that flow from them, not only transform projects, … about What Is Lean Construction: Definition and Principles
Four Ways To Make Your Critical Path Less Critical
If you don't use a critical path method for your construction projects, you are missing out on the confidence it can instill in your workforce and partners.
What is Low Productivity Really Costing You?
Tracking productivity on construction projects is a game changer. However, getting it right is not instantaneous. Sadly, many contractors do not realize how much low productivity costs them.
5 Common Estimating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
There are often psychological barriers to estimating that are bigger contributors to inaccurate bids than technical failures. The beauty of recognizing these pitfalls is that you’ll be able to spot disastrously low estimates long before … about 5 Common Estimating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Top Ways to Build Weather into Your Estimates
Since 1998 average temperatures have exceeded the historical average, still when the cold strikes it comes with steeper temperature drops. All construction estimates rely somewhat on historical information. When it comes to the weather, though, … about Top Ways to Build Weather into Your Estimates
Five Outdated Excuses for Using Spreadsheets
There was a time when spreadsheets were the workhorses for many business processes. Before special purpose apps and cloud-based project management software, spreadsheets were easier and more accurate than paper ledgers and calculators, so people … about Five Outdated Excuses for Using Spreadsheets
Preconstruction Meetings: Everything You Need to Know
Preconstruction meetings come in many formats because every party to a construction project uses them, both individually and collectively. However, a project without a preconstruction meeting is a project poised to have difficulties.
