In capital projects, the cost of a project is determined by its scope as defined by the requirements and specifications developed by the owner. But scope can and often does change in the early stages, even well into execution, which can affect...
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As construction projects themselves become more complex, completing them on time and on budget has become more difficult as well. But the root cause of this may not lay in their execution. More likely, it’s that the project expectations are unrealistic and overly optimistic as they are being laid out during project planning. Added to this […]
When you think of “solutions for every project phase,” chances are your thoughts focus in on the different phases of construction. Planning, design, execution…we could stay here and list them all. However, when you take a step back and examine a project through the lens of an owner, things change a bit. The Brooklyn Bridge […]
In what seems like years ago now, I was once asked to implement a new cutting-edge set of data visualization tools for a big ERP implementation. At that time, I had mostly been asked just to reproduce existing Excel-based types of reports. After all, it was what people were most comfortable with and what they […]
As construction software gradually becomes more mainstream, you may be wondering, “When is it time for our company to make the switch?” It’s a question that can surface out of sheer curiosity about what other companies are able to do with the software, or because you have a proactive desire to improve efficiency across the […]
You’ve got the crafts people and specialty trades people lined up. Schedules and budgets are prepared and approved. Heavy equipment and tools are allocated and ready to go. But there’s one more thing to do before the build begins: Ensure your back office and those in the field are operating, and cooperating, in sync, helping […]
Old habits are hard to break. It’s just human nature for people to instinctively hold on to what they believe is the “right” way to do things even when something better is within reach. In large part, this is why the drive for construction project management to “go digital” has been stalled for years. Not […]