by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Planning for 2020 (Beliefs) Formal strategic planning is not popular with construction company CEOs. Ironically, engineers, designers, project managers, and supervisors are some of the most sophisticated and effective planners in all of American industry....
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Mother Nature Is Taking Us to School Let’s face it – everything has suddenly changed. Everything. We didn’t think that Mother Nature had this much power over the clever, inventive, and industrious human race. After all, we cure disease, create artificial intelligence,...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
EMBRACE CHANGE Because the only thing permanent in life is change “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Lao Tzu “When we are no longer able to change a...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Why Megaprojects Fail Part IV Institutional Structure Our discussion over the past few weeks has centered on the failure of megaprojects to come in on budget or on schedule. Two more examples: High Speed 2, the United Kingdom’s planned train line that would run...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Complexity (The Big Dig) Part 2 The list of top megaprojects with mega-cost overruns reads like a who’s/who of construction’s biggest deals. The Suez Canal ran 1,900% over the original budget. The Sydney Opera House came in 1,600% over budget. The Boston Artery...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Size Matters Megaprojects fail often because they’re too big and complex for even large, highly sophisticated contracting firms to plan accurately and manage effectively. At the same time, smaller contractors trying to grow their companies often jump too far and...
