by Simplar | Aug 28, 2025 | Built Environment, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
We begin this week with the first “belief” on last week’s list – “Growth is always good “. The complex nature of the construction industry seems to lend credence to this belief. Since a construction business does not enjoy a...
by Simplar | Jan 27, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Best-in-Class Management 2022 – Managing Growth”
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests
Reality Check #3 Risk Mitigation in Growth Markets In 2014 We Cautioned… “Our studies reveal a very disheartening fact: Success in the construction industry, even for very long periods, doesn’t guarantee continuing success. In fact, the study indicates clearly...
by Simplar | Jul 24, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
The management of working capital in a construction company begins with a job-by-job cash flow plan. The individual cash flow plans are then consolidated into the monthly cash needs forecast. That forecast is revised regularly by the Chief Financial Officer as...
by Simplar | May 29, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” As most of my readers I am sure will testify, I don’t often quote Shakespeare. But the confusion around the word profit in the construction industry has driven me to desperate measures. What do we mean...
