by Simplar | Aug 12, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
We all know that construction is a risky business. Every new project presents unique risks to our bottom line. The question, however, always remains, “How risky is this project?” In the past, we were left with our instincts to measure risk. Experienced...
by Simplar | Aug 5, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“Risk is Measured by What You Choose to do more than How You Choose to do It” In the growth markets we will be approaching, with a housing boom well underway and a $1 trillion infrastructure bill working its way through Congress, enthusiastic contractors are tempted...
by Simplar | Jul 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The Construction Customer Our research indicates that the majority of owners and designers engaged in construction projects come at the experience with a “commodity mind-set”. To them, the contractor merely performs a function that any contractor could perform so the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
All Management Is Change Management Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results simply does not and will not work. Manager’s Reality Check: Is this my management style? Do I keep steering my company down the same path because I’m familiar with...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Scheduling, Scheduling
Schedule Busting By: Anthony Perrenoud, Assistant professor, University of Oklahoma No one expects construction projects to be completed on schedule. Neither contractors nor owners believe the schedule they themselves have agreed on will actually come to pass. This...
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,...
