by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Manual of Construction Practices Click here to download the full Manual of Construction Practices by Dr. Thomas Schleifer Full Manual of Construction Practices… Read the rest “Manual of Construction...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Industry Consolidation Prepare for a Huge Die-Off Cyclical Market – Same Risks… Read the rest “Industry...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going You’re Probably Not Going to Get There In an informal study of several thousand contractors of all sizes and types throughout the country, less than 40% claimed to do any type of formal corporate planning at all, and many did not...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
How to Use Let’s Talk Business In a recent blog entitled, “What We Don’t Do…” I highlighted the construction industry’s propensity for secrecy; keeping hard-earned lessons “close to the vest” rather than sharing what we have learned with one another. With Let’s Talk...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Best Value Construction’s Six Sigma In the 1980s, 37% of all construction projects reported major defects. 37%!!! No manufacturing company would survive a 37% defect rate. By the 1990s, the construction industry suffered 33% of construction projects over budget and...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Too Much of a Good Thing Our construction industry is enjoying a robust rebound since the depths of the Great Recession, (2009-2012). Residential, commercial, industrial, public and private sectors are all participating, and the future looks pretty good. When the...