by Simplar | Apr 27, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Prospering Cyclical Market, Prospering Cyclical Market, Weekly Construction Message
Working Capital Q&A Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Our current series of messages on managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has ignited questions from every corner of the construction industry. Today I will endeavor to answer a sample and...
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 year’s 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 Fed’s...
by Simplar | Jan 12, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Capital Management Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. After New Year’s, prognosticators gave up pretense and predicted recession for 2023. The Fed, they now admit, waited too long to take action and its current aggressive interest rate hikes are pushing the economy into a...
by Simplar | Dec 15, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
The R-Score Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. I repeat from my blog a few weeks ago, Cash is King: “For the duration of this disrupted market, move cash flow management to the top of your CFO’s priority list.” Winners and Losers in 2023 Rising interest rates, inflation, and...
by Simplar | Dec 8, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement
The Contracting Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. With only four weeks left in what everyone agrees has been a very eventful year, I’m inclined to engage in big picture thinking as I sum up the year in my mind. I realize that my readers are probably tired of hearing...
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...
