Projects across the world all require the submittal process to occur before beginning construction. As projects become larger and more complicated, the challenges associated with managing the submittal workflow multiply...
Category - Project Management
Sidhtara Tep
The Ins and Outs of Working More Collaboratively through Design-Build Â
When you think of a construction environment that fosters positive relationships and maximizes productivity, what seems more fitting? Is it: Secretive attitudes, protective measures, proprietary turf wars, mistrust and...
PlanGrid
How to Succeed in Construction Project Management: A Career Guide Â
Tips for Beginning and Growing as a Project Manager in Construction When you were four, what did you want to be when you grew up? Maybe it was a doctor, an artist or a firefighter. For many of us in construction, we’ve...
Grace Ellis
Building 201: What Is Pull Planning?
Most likely, you have been familiar with using the Critical Path Method (CPM) for scheduling your construction projects. After all, it is one of the most common, and traditional, construction planning techniques. A...
Improve Jobsite Safety with These 3 Key Steps
How Construction Companies Can Make Jobsite Safety a Priority Safety is a concern in all environments. But whereas at home you might stub a toe and at the office, you might drop some toner on the carpet when you...
3 Essential Steps to Build a Culture of Transparency in Construction
Why Project Visibility Is Key to Construction’s Success Raise your hand if you remember Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, singing her outrageous song that boiled down to wanting more, more, more. Does...
How Construction Proposal Managers Can Win RFPs and Manage Stress
How to Build Out Your Construction Proposal Template and Come Out on Top of the Competition The day to day job of a construction proposal manager’s can feel like a frantic scramble to help make a substantial long-term...
Eric Thomas
4 Strategies to Improve Change Order Management
How to Mitigate Change to Defend Against Soaring Cost and Schedule Overruns Change orders remain a major source of frustration and one of the biggest challenges within the construction industry due to the time and cost...
When “Good Enough” Isn’t Enough: How to Take Your Construction Operations to Excellence
5 Ways to Move Your Construction Operations Into a Class of Their Own “Good enough” is when you’re making a box of macaroni and can’t get the weird cheese dust to mix in right. “Good enough” is when you’re on the...
4 Construction Project Startup Musts
Start Your Project Right with These Winning Strategies If you, like many of us, took middle school shop class, you’ve heard the oft-repeated adage: “Measure twice, cut once.” Just because we’re not teenagers anymore...