Beware DE-flation
by Simplar | Dec 1, 2022 | Built Environment, Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Beware DE-flation Thomas c Schleifer, Ph.D. I can hear you. I know what you’re thinking… “DE-flation?!!…I thought we were worried about INFLATION! Rampant cost inflation in materials and wages is the topic du jour – isn’t it? What’s this about DEFLATION?” Let...Project Selection Realities
by Simplar | Jul 14, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Weekly Construction Message
Project Selection Realities Dr Thomas C Schleifer The gambler plays a hunch and takes a flyer. The odds maker weights past performance variables and uses probability statistics to estimate the possibility of future successful outcomes. Who do you think most often...It Takes Two to Tango
by Simplar | Sep 16, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The Project Selection Tool is designed to aid contractors in picking projects that are most suitable to their firm’s expertise and have the most likely prospects of success for all stakeholders. But what about owners and designers? Historically many have limited...Make Better Choices
by Simplar | Sep 7, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“The success of your business is a result of your choices. If you are dissatisfied with the outcomes, make different choices.” Engineering News Record, August 24, 2021, Richard Korman “Big design-build infrastructure projects often turn out to be...Search Past Blogs by Keywords