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08/06/2020 | By Derek Graham

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs, Part III: 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures

The third and final installment of this series on Administrative Requirement pertains to 01 33 00 – submittal procedure requirements. There are thirteen CSI subheadings under this category of which we are chiefly concerned with but one – albeit all encompassing – 01 33...

07/30/2020 | By Derek Graham

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs, Part II: 01 31 02 Construction Progress Documentation

Administrative Requirements – 01 31 02 Construction Progress Documentation In 01 31 01 Project Management and Coordination, Part I, I discussed how planning, coordination, meetings, and documentation administrative requirements can increase and become extreme construction project cost risks that are difficult to detect and...

07/23/2020 | By Derek Graham

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs: Part I

Part I: Administrative Requirements 01 31 01 Project Management and Coordination As a contractor’s administrative requirements general conditions represent no capital gain to a project, owners frequently take for granted these services as having no value, despite the real cost to the contractor. Project...

02/23/2020 | By Derek Graham

CPM Schedule Disruption and Delay Claim Management

Impact Schedule Overview: Managing Schedule Disruption CPM schedule disruption is represented by an impact schedule to show deviations from the baseline schedule. Typically, it is a natural function or progression of progress updates. For example, if the schedule was impacted in a given time-frame,...

01/15/2020 | By Derek Graham

A Fresh Look at Building With BIM Coordination

BIM Coordination technology is Driving Complex Building into High-gear In the past, I’ve been a bit skeptical as regards adoption rates of BIM Coordination technology among builders. Fake news that overstated data was partially what motivated me. Since then, I’ve seen and had more...

10/27/2019 | By Derek Graham

CPM Schedule Updating Best Practices

In CPM schedule updating practice, there is little consensus on the best way to coordinate and issue monthly progress updates. Larger projects may contractually require an onsite or field office scheduler – someone near the action who has the advantage of first-hand observation –...

12/04/2018 | By Derek Graham

Project Executives and Other Management Crossovers: Right for Every Industry?

Project Executive: Wrong for the Private Sector “You got ‘city’ hands, Mr. Cooper. Within the morass of management theory options open to production oriented industries – Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and plain old CPM – bandied about project management structures, there’s been historically little consensus...

11/06/2018 | By Derek Graham

Low Morale Drives Construction Negative Productivity

Construction negative productivity rates plague the building industry, as other industries enjoy modest growth. Industry leaders and academics struggle to come to terms with this reality, even as it continues to get worse. However, the focus causal factors tends to be simplistic, and predictable....

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Construction Disruption Claims & How to Optimize Them

MEP Coordination Strategies

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs, Part III: 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs, Part II: 01 31 02 Construction Progress Documentation

How Administrative Requirements Escalate Construction Costs: Part I

CPM Schedule Disruption and Delay Claim Management

A Fresh Look at Building With BIM Coordination

CPM Schedule Updating Best Practices

Project Executives and Other Management Crossovers: Right for Every Industry?

Low Morale Drives Construction Negative Productivity

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