No doubt about it; these are strange times. We thought (hoped) the great mask debate would be history by now. We also hoped the pandemic of 2020 wouldn’t repeat itself as soon as it did. But now we have the Delta variant. Construction firms cannot avoid dealing with the realities of the situation any longer. Can […]
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It’s safe to say that cost overruns in construction projects have become an industry-wide status quo. In fact, according to a study from KPMG, just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years. –Grace Ellis, Digital Builder Blog Cost overruns don’t have to be an acceptable loss. With the right
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A construction project manager needs skills and qualities that justify and reinforce his or her leadership position. If you’ve ever worked with or for a bad construction project manager, you know exactly which problems arose from poor leadership and usually, poor communication. Qualities a Construction Project Manager Should Have In my opinion, all leaders have
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Six years ago we blogged about construction issues related to miscommunication. Three years later, our industry lost $31.3 billion to rework caused by miscommunication. Thanks to technology, we have continued to perfect construction processes, but project managers still spend about 4 hours/week on miscommunications, including poorly documented data. Clearly, communications rank high among the construction
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PLAs are construction industry project labor agreements. They are usually created for a specific project and are enforceable for the life of that particular project contract. They guarantee the use of union labor, and unions are supportive of PLAs. …To prohibit financial investment by a United States person in foreign industrial defense corporations with substantial
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We emphasize technology and investing in it for better project management. But we need humans to build homes and commercial properties. Construction workers’ median age is 41, based on 2019 survey data. That’s a contributing factor to the current construction workers shortage. Construction Workers Declined During Office-Jobs Push For many years, it was a cultural
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In May 2015, Construction Monitor asked, “Do drones have a place in construction?” This year, drone technology will soar in the construction industry. Today, a drone in Detroit, Michigan, can be piloted in Orlando, Florida. “Skypersonic invented the first worldwide, real-time remote piloting system,” says Skypersonic founder Giuseppe Santangelo. Another technology company, Red Cat Holdings, acquired Skypersonic
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Saving time, reducing do-overs; the bottom line is, construction industry companies are interested in project management software for that exact reason: the bottom line. If you don’t have workforce management software, you will. It’s what you’ll use to better manage resources, time, and generate profits. Four Benefits of Workforce Management Platforms LaborChart* says if you have
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There aren’t many of us that use checkbooks these days, let alone “carry” them. Automating the workplace, including every construction payment, doesn’t mean you lose control. Management company McKinsey says the principles of workplace automation are: Activities – Forty-five percent of the activities employees carry out could be automated. Creativity/emotion-focusing – Automation can free employees
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You know employee safety is a priority. You assume safety programs and practices are going to be an expense one way or the other; time or money. And you’re okay with that. But did you ever think construction technology for safety might give you a competitive advantage? Another current business priority is attracting and retaining
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