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To See Ourselves As We Really Are
To See Ourselves As We Really Are
Subject: The 5 Stages of Growth
The company I founded worked for sureties across the country completing failed construction projects the sureties had bonded. During this period, I assisted in the resolution or salvage of hundreds of distressed or failed construction firms and … Read the rest “To See Ourselves As We Really Are”
The R-Score
A Change Order by Any Other Name
A Change Order by Any Other Name
Designers, owners, and most contractors consider Change Orders a bad thing. Research indicates that overall project performance and contractor profitability is better on jobs with fewer COs than those with many. Even when Change Orders are initiated by owners increasing scope and not … Read the rest “A Change Order by Any Other Name”
Reality Check
Reality Check – Construction Labor Shortage
Since construction began emerging from the depths of the 2009-2010 recession, we have been cautioning the industry against the dangers hidden in the euphoria of growth during market recoveries and it’s effect on a construction labor shortage.
The Hidden Risks
In recent blogs, we … Read the rest “Reality Check”
Common Sense
COMMON SENSE
by Brian Lines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
Construction industry research usually begins with an everyday practical problem brought to a university faculty by construction industry professionals. Unfortunately, the resulting published research papers can often sound “academic”, “complex,” and “theoretical” to construction practitioners laboring in the field. … Read the rest “Common Sense”
Let’s Get Real
“Let’s Get Real”
In a recent article I wrote the following:
“There is a downside to the great market we are enjoying because some construction enterprises will grow too fast and the rate of growth can be lethal. Most construction enterprises were involuntarily downsized when the current market recovery began. … Read the rest “Let’s Get Real”
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