by Simplar | Feb 23, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Project Selection, Project Selection, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Navigating Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. I love this quote from a contractor who offered feedback on last weekās blog. āIf we canāt do anything about trends, what are we supposed to do?ā You have to love that. It reeks of the frustration that we contractors feel...
by Simplar | Feb 9, 2023 | Built Environment, Partnering, Planning, PM, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
What a Crazy Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. In this yearās opening blog series, we have been discussing the elevated risk level caused by COVID induced cost inflation, labor shortages, supply chain snags, and a potential recession that may result from the Fedās...
by Simplar | Jan 5, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Project Delivery, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
CFOs Tackle Supply Chain Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Welcome to 2023. The turning of the calendar page is an artifice that has taken on unrealistic significance. Weāre all happy 2022 is over and believe that 2023 will be a ānew yearā. In business, that of course is...
by Simplar | Oct 20, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
IF Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. It is somehow comforting when other experts confirm your view of the world. Just this week in Engineering News Record:Ā ENR October 12, 2022 Construction Wages Grow at Fastest Rate in Decades Despite Recession Threat By James Leggate...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Risk EncounterĀ Project riskĀ in construction is defined in basic terms asĀ unplanned cost or schedule changes that crop up during a construction project.Ā Unplanned cost and schedule changesĀ are ubiquitous in construction and have led to a universally negative...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Risk is Not a Dirty Word Over the last thirty years I have conducted literally hundreds of seminars with construction professionals covering an array of issues concerning the business of contracting. Along the way I have noticed that whenever I bring up risk, the...
