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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,

11/01/2015 | By Derek Graham

Construction Project Controls: the Industry Plays Catch-up Ball

Means and methods of construction project controls and project management have changed little over the years, in terms of their objectives and criteria – meeting minutes, budgets, estimates, and schedules. Only the way in which various building industry professionals go about achieving these ends has changed....

10/24/2015 | By Derek Graham

Recognizing the Value of a CPM Scheduler

By and large, there is a cut-off point where a CPM construction scheduler is neither mandated, nor prepared, for projects below the line. Privatized projects are not regulated in the same way public and governmental work is, and tend to have more passive scheduling...

10/10/2015 | By Derek Graham

Ten Best CPM Construction Schedule Updating Practices

There are any number of different ways a scheduler gathers progress status with which to update his CPM Construction schedule. The accuracy and dependability of the data set will determine the veracity of his critical path. Different updating practices are implemented for different reasons,...

10/04/2015 | By Derek Graham

10 Signs Your CPM Construction Scheduling Project Has Gone South

Construction Schedule Delays: Chasing Float The bane of a CPM construction scheduler’s existence are his high maintenance accounts, or those that require extra resources to achieve the same results as a properly coordinated effort. Constrction schedule delays are rampant (over 70% of all projects). When...

09/25/2015 | By Derek Graham

Project Drag-Down, & Construction CPM Schedule Decay

When Critical Paths Become Endangered CPM Schedule Decay: It’s ugly – watching a contractor’s best laid plans slowly disintegrate into chaos over the course of months – even years. The degree of this disintegration is commensurate with the baseline schedule level of aggressivity,...

06/20/2015 | By Derek Graham

Recent Pop-Ups in the Semi-Automated Robotics Industry for the Construction Market

What are we to make of recent advances in semi-automated robotic construction technology, like the example below, of a bricklaying Semi-Automated Masonry rig? or this robotic crane, that can erect structural steel framework all by itself, while a project manager looks on, over a live feed,...

05/31/2015 | By Derek Graham

Acumen Fuse CPM Analysis, Wrapping up the Bundle

CPM analysis Acumen Fuse: Accountability and Schedule Integrity Fuse is a fully-loaded CPM analysis and forensics utility that delivers as advertised, which is to say quite a lot. With its informative help hover-clouds it is as robust, as it is user-friendly. Fuse comes from...

05/25/2015 | By Derek Graham

Acumen Fuse Forensics: Accuracy & Accountability

Mastering Progress Tracking & Delay Claim Analytics with Acumen Fuse Forensics The final stage of the Acumen Fuse triage process is the Acumen Fuse Forensics tab. The Acumen Fuse Forensics tab is where comparisons can be made between different versions of a schedule; such as the baseline and an...

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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 Project Controls: the Industry Plays Catch-up Ball

Recognizing the Value of a CPM Scheduler

Ten Best CPM Construction Schedule Updating Practices

10 Signs Your CPM Construction Scheduling Project Has Gone South

Project Drag-Down, & Construction CPM Schedule Decay

Recent Pop-Ups in the Semi-Automated Robotics Industry for the Construction Market

Acumen Fuse CPM Analysis, Wrapping up the Bundle

Acumen Fuse Forensics: Accuracy & Accountability

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