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Project Data: Begin With The End In Mind

by InEight | Oct 2, 2020

Having the necessary project reports in a new system is key after a software implementation project. This is especially true for construction project stakeholders after they’ve spent a lot of time and resources preparing a system for use, mapping...

Understanding Quantity Change Management and Their Cost Impacts

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 quantities. As quantities change, project costs do, too. Just how much is the […]

The Importance of Unit Price Work for Your Customers

There is no shortage of contracting models in today’s arena of complex capital projects. Many of today’s commercial and residential buildings were built on lump sum (aka hard dollar) bids, which rely on visibility into the requirements which must be satisfied to build the project. For owners, architects and contractors to be successful on a […]

4 Ways to Get More Out of Your AWP Process

Advanced work packaging (AWP) is gaining in adoption as a highly effective construction project planning process. If you’re one of the many contractors who’s been using AWP to plan your capital projects, you know how much more smoothly everything runs when work is broken down into smaller units of work. Basing these units on the […]

VDC and Work Packages 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 […]

Top 3 Reasons to Consolidate Your Construction Tech

From mobile apps to cloud-based software, you have more tools at your disposal than ever before to help you manage the many facets of your projects more efficiently, whether it’s estimating, scheduling, managing risk or commissioning. You may have several in your own construction tech stack. They were likely chosen to perform a particular function […]

Winning Construction Work and Staying Profitable in An Unstable Economy

A mentor once told me that if you can become good at making money in the construction business, you can probably do just about anything. Having spent the majority of my career in construction, I’ve found that statement to be true; asserting construction is a risky business would be an understatement. The work we do […]

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