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Generating Effective Construction Schedule Oversight Reports

Construction Schedule Oversight Success is Predicated on Having the Right Skill Sets There are both art and science at play in the business of preparing effective and productive CPM construction schedule oversight reports. That is to say, that technical knowhow

Delay and Disruption Cases: a Tale of Two Claims

I recently had the pleasure of serving as an expert on two concurrent delay and disruption cases that proved to provide some interesting insights into the nuances of delay and disruptions experienced by the owner and the contractor. In one

Construction Schedule Acceleration: Optimizing for Success

Schedule Acceleration: The Big Squeeze Construction schedule acceleration is a strategy designed and intended to either mitigate and stanch off float erosion (delay,) or to recover lost time – so to better control or advance completion dates. There are a

Successful Shop Drawing and Submittal Strategies

There has always been a lot of confusion about what constitutes a ‘shop drawing,’ submittal, and finally – coordination drawings. In order to optimize project management outcomes, it is necessary to not only know the difference, but to master the

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Mastering Retrofit Construction Layout: Optimizing Axes Lines and Benchmarks

Retrofit construction layout is distinct from new construction in that new elements are dictated by existing program to remain or ‘ETR’ – such as structure supporting walls, floors, and ceilings. Existing program and finishes are stripped down to substrates which

Punch List Techniques and Strategies for General Contractors

Confusion and lack of consensus over what a construction project punch list or punch-out list is and what it isn’t, contribute mightily to project conflict in the close out stage of most any construction project – big or small. However,

10/09/2018 | By Derek Graham

Construction Management Blockchain Project Delivery

International Union of Operating Engineers, 25,000BCE Not long ago, I posted a feature on AI-centric project delivery eventually supplanting traditional HI means and methods project of general requirements and general conditions, with semi-automated AI engines, assisted by human interfaces (HI). Blockchain project delivery will...

10/02/2018 | By Derek Graham

High End Residential Defects and How to Avoid Them

Having the Right Stuff Fact: high end residential defects often don’t even pass lower standards of workmanship. To be sure, the more complex and sophisticated finishes, fixtures, and design programs, the higher the rate of defects in the installed works. That’s because the quality...

09/28/2018 | By Derek Graham

The Mechanics of Project Failure, or the “Why of Suck”

The overwhelming majority of construction project failure litigation pertains to homeowner complaints of defects and delay claims in the ‘home improvement sector.’ For the most part, those guilty are small-time contractors servicing projects below the radar. I.e., private homes, apartments, and other one-offs, in...

09/14/2018 | By Derek Graham

Luxury Residential High-Rise Fit-out CPM Schedule Sequencing

CPM schedulers depend on their resources and colleagues to help them plot the timeline of a luxury residential high-rise out of the ground mostly because they generally lack the on-hands experience to recreate the sequence of installations in a CPM timeline all by themselves....

09/07/2018 | By Derek Graham

Fast-track and the Lost Art of CPM Schedule Acceleration

When we think of CPM Schedule Acceleration, no one waxes nostalgic when I mention the ill-fated fast-track project deliveries of the 1990’s. That’s because they rarely, if ever, panned out. They failed mostly for lack of proper coordination between design and construction, and created perpetual...

06/20/2018 | By Derek Graham

Construction Subcontractor Schedule: Got Yours Validated?

Subcontractor schedule: the cost of avoidance ‘Subcontractor schedule’ isn’t a neologism, but fairly as rare To many tradespeople, a subcontractor schedule is a highly discretionary expenditure. They will mostly make the expense to comply with general requirements. These are done with gratuitous effort and little knowledge...

06/10/2018 | By Derek Graham

The Fallacy of the Construction Recovery Schedule: 10 Best Practices

Recovery; “like from a migraine headache?” Was there ever a time when a CPM ‘recovery schedule’ didn’t mean ‘recovery – from laughter at the implausibility of it all? To be sure, the quality and veracity among various recovery schedules has wide disparities that would...

06/04/2018 | By Derek Graham

Does Construction Really Need CPM Schedulers?

How Important (really) are CPM Schedulers to Builders? Over the years, I have noticed some interesting attitudes toward CPM schedulers generate and how their work is perceived and manifested. Some of these are based on experience, and others on assumptions. This post discusses the...

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Generating Effective Construction Schedule Oversight Reports

Delay and Disruption Cases: a Tale of Two Claims

Construction Schedule Acceleration: Optimizing for Success

Successful Shop Drawing and Submittal Strategies

Mastering Retrofit Construction Layout: Optimizing Axes Lines and Benchmarks

Punch List Techniques and Strategies for General Contractors

Construction Management Blockchain Project Delivery

High End Residential Defects and How to Avoid Them

The Mechanics of Project Failure, or the “Why of Suck”

Luxury Residential High-Rise Fit-out CPM Schedule Sequencing

Fast-track and the Lost Art of CPM Schedule Acceleration

Construction Subcontractor Schedule: Got Yours Validated?

The Fallacy of the Construction Recovery Schedule: 10 Best Practices

Does Construction Really Need CPM Schedulers?

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