Lately, the topic of project controls software arises whenever I attend a conference, trade show or interactive webinar with stakeholders from the construction sector. One question is consistent: How quickly can they can be live in the platform? ...
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Lately, the topic of project controls software arises whenever I attend a conference, trade show or interactive webinar with stakeholders from the construction sector. One question is consistent: How quickly can they can be live in the platform? Stakeholders feel urgency to have a new solution in place, and are keenly aware of the importance […]
2023 was a year of discovery across the construction industry. According to InEight’s Global Capital Projects Outlook, 2023 Edition, the largest organisations with the most capital projects consistently fell behind, nearly half (44%) consistently delivering past schedule and 46% delivering over budget. Of those organisations, 63% cite gaps in stakeholder communication, and 60% recognise non-standardised systems […]
After a season of global labor shortages, supply chain challenges, and evolving regulations, the construction industry remains as optimistic as ever. According to InEight’s Global Capital Projects Outlook, Third Edition, 92% of owners and 99% of contractors worldwide are optimistic about the future — and it is easy to see why. We are living in […]
Why reinvent the wheel if you don’t have to? That’s the idea behind the New Engineering Contract, Version 4, aka NEC4. NEC4 is a construction contract suite developed in the United Kingdom, with Version 1 being released in 1993. The intent was to templatize different contracts in a mix-and-match style and adopt uniform, straightforward terminology […]
Capital projects have long contended with blown budgets, compromised timelines, scope changes, design errors, change orders and inefficiencies, all exacerbated by manual practices. And the consequences have often resulted in costly construction disputes and lawsuits. It’s no wonder the industry has become a litigious one. Digging out of a legal ditch consumes precious time, money […]
The sophistication and complexity that define modern capital projects demand fine-tuned construction workflows that will keep tasks and data moving smoothly along the construction continuum. The challenge is when those workflows, once underway in the field, don’t align with the schedules and costs outlined at the project’s outset. Because despite all the careful workflow planning […]