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: ENR October 12, 2022 Construction Wages Grow at Fastest Rate in Decades Despite Recession Threat By James Leggate...
by Simplar | Feb 24, 2021 | Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Contract: A Risk Management Tool Deviation from Plans or Specification Disputes Contracting is a risky business. Construction projects are high cost, complex team efforts that play out over an extended time period (often many years) with plenty of financial risk...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management
Recognizing and Managing Risk Evolving Market – Same Risks Are You Risking Your Company By Growing Too Fast The New Rules of Risk… Read the rest “Recognizing and Managing...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management
Another Low-Bid Loophole by Jake Smithwick, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Within the construction industry, the heavy/civil sector consists of site development and infrastructure projects, such as those related to earthwork, bridges,...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Risk Encounter Project risk in construction is defined in basic terms as unplanned cost or schedule changes that crop up during a construction project. Unplanned cost and schedule changes are ubiquitous in construction and have led to a universally negative...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management
“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...
