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Blog Posts: 2014 - 2024

Basic Architectural Millwork Scheduling

The Devil is in the Details Architectural millwork scheduling is a process describing several moving parts throughout the course of the project lifecycle, beginning with the design intent and design development through construction drawings, the submittal sample and mock up

Choosing CPM Scheduling Platforms to Meet Your Needs

CPM Scheduling Platforms as Models of Efficacy Choosing CPM scheduling platforms is a matter of integrity and scale. You want to have the right tool box for the needs of your organization and the projects it manages. That means you

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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

02/01/2016 | By Derek Graham

Ten Ways ProjectTango Could Prove to be a Game Changer for the Building Industry

Project Tango could shake things up … “Out of the Ivory Tower, and into the trenches: is the building industry ever receptive to new technologies before they are outdated? Project Tango will make that industry nuance a moot point. Google has recently begun making its long...

01/23/2016 | By Derek Graham

The Twin Hazards of Architect General Notes, and Owner Work: Ten Ways in Which Both Can Be Toxic

“General notes aren’t always intended to inform. dg Architects like to believe that their blueprints are caveat emptor: that a contractor is on the hook to pay obeisance to any detail or general notes, no matter how absurd, once he signs on the dotted...

01/17/2016 | By Derek Graham

Cultivating Effective Project Controls CPM Personnel: a Ground Up Roots Perspective

“HR Magazine reports that companies investing $1,500 or more per employee per year on training average 24 percent higher profit margins than companies with lower yearly training investments. CPM Quandary When contractors and construction managers need project controls positions filled, they either advertise, or...

01/10/2016 | By Derek Graham

CPM havoc! The Lost Hope of Flash-jobs

-and so it goes with the construction flash-job. “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, / Gang aft agley. Any figuring of a flash-job’s accelerated project’s longest path must reach a critical mass when maximum possible compression is reached. Depending on size...

01/03/2016 | By Derek Graham

Full Phase CPM Schedule Management

The central focus of CPM Schedule Management is invariably on the build-out trajectory, or more specifically, the builder’s work and responsibilities. Despite design deliverables residing squarely within the critical path, they are seldom adequately represented in pre-construction schedules. This practice ultimately does a disservice...

12/16/2015 | By Derek Graham

American Home Architects vs. Builders – Old Rivals: The Advent of the Owner Representative

“an owner representative intends to represent the owner’s best interests: isn’t that supposed to be the AIA architect’s responsibility? The often adversarial relationship between American architects and residential contractors has its roots as far back as the Civil War. As the following recalls, it...

12/13/2015 | By Derek Graham

Avoiding Inevitable Meltdown in Construction Project Completion Schedules

Completion Schedules: what they are, and aren’t CPM completion schedules are one of the most challenging responsibilities that a scheduler can have. The closeout period requires a cogent, heads-up approach, that increases the level of exactitude without straining resources. An even bigger challenge lies...

11/29/2015 | By Derek Graham

The Vicissitudes of CPM Construction Scheduling Specifications

The present state of CPM construction scheduling specifications is notoriously fragmented, with little hope of standardization in the future. Each entity seemingly has its own esoteric litany of requirements for project baselines and reporting methods of their schedules. They are all over the map:...

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