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Using Analytics to Address Cost Overruns

by InEight | Oct 5, 2020

Cost overruns on capital projects occur regularly. Studies indicate that as many as 6 out of 10 major construction projects experience them. One huge contributing factor to this onslaught of overruns is due to a lack of actionable data during the...

VDC and Digital Twins/Facility Management in Project Controls

Though project controls encompass an assortment of actions and activities throughout the life cycle of a project, projects of today are not the same as yesterday. The familiar topics covered, such as cost management, virtual design construction, planning, scheduling and risk, are now more complex with additional demands. These demands touch many aspects and require […]

Women in Construction: Why the Time is Now

The demand for highly-skilled construction labor — particularly those who are savvy and comfortable with technology — continues to grow. And women are stepping in, not only to fill gaps at all levels but to bring their own unique, profit-boosting perspectives and skills in the process. With McKinsey & Company repeatedly reporting that the most […]

5 Ways It Pays to Automate Administrative Tasks

Naturally, when we think of how labor-intensive construction is, we think of the physical labor side of it. Beyond skillfully wielding hammers, navigating forklifts and maneuvering cranes, it’s also about the crucial day-to-day administrative tasks. Whether performed in the back office or in the field, these operational activities are just as critical to the success […]

Reducing the Burden of Administrative Construction Tasks

Let’s face it, no matter where you sit in a construction organization, you will meet administrative tasks when performing your job functions. Maybe it’s the accounting team validating codes for actual hours to ensure they get routed to the appropriate cost items or schedulers capturing the actual starts and finishes for activities to the project […]

Experiencing a Talent Drain? 4 Steps You Can Take Now

Not a week goes by that we all read about and experience the effects of the ongoing talent drain. Construction managers like you may feel like you’re in reactive mode as you navigate their way through the challenges of imminent employee retirements and an available labor pool that continues to shrink. The risks to project […]

Why Consolidation is the Next Evolution for Construction Technology

Do you remember a day not so long ago, when you carried one device for your email, a second for your phone calls, and a third for your tunes? Do you also remember the day Steve Jobs gave that speech, launching the iPhone? That right there, that’s where we are now with construction technology — […]

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