When scheduling is done properly – it saves and makes you more than it costs. So if you are looking at the money it costs you, without looking at the money it makes you, then you are only looking at half the picture. I realize that most schedules are poorly designed /under – developed, do not model the building approach …
Then he asked the kids: What did I tell you about shooting? Aim small – miss small, they replied. It was years before I made the connection between aim small – miss small and PM/CM and project controls. I learned this catchy saying watching the movie, The Patriot. In the movie, Mel Gibson’s character is raising a bunch of kids …
Are you part of the masses or part of the classes? Are you leveraging? Do you want to experience career hyper-growth? Are you managing your projects with a to-do list? Do you have momentum issues? Are you looking for better project outcomes? Do you want to be part of the top 5% of CM’s/PM’s that know the difference? Pick one …
Does leadership really require leadership? Can’t we partner our way around it? Not if we’re looking for results that exceed mediocre… I can’t tell you how many owner-side construction managers I have met recently that have told me that they partner with their construction managers, therefore do not require any help with schedule review services. I realize the CM agency design/build …
CPM tip #1: Hire a scheduler with Construction Management experience The ideal career path for a scheduler is: Superintendent->Project Manager-> Construction Scheduler. It is the career path less traveled; but if you can find even one such scheduler, you will have really found something. A scheduler without construction experience can’t build a schedule without the help from a CM type. …
Could you be overlooking a fundamental construction management process? Remember, we’re not looking for exciting strategies here; we are looking for profound strategies that make on-time on-budget outcomes routine, and even automatic, for our PM/CM teams, vendors, subcontractors and clients. And that is exactly what this process does. I’m talking about leading smooth projects, retaining employees, and building strong subcontractor/vendor relationships. I am …
