by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Overhead
HOW TO ALWAYS MAKE A PROFIT I Can Hear Some Groaning: “More theory.” Many will say: “Nobody always makes a profit. Some jobs just don’t pan out. Come out here in the field and try to always make a profit. Try to make a profit in the recession we just … Read the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Growth
BOOM AND BUST Subject: construction market cycles The construction recession is finally over and boom times are upon us once again. Everyone is signing new contracts and business plans are bursting at the seams. And this is even before the Republican administration in...
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 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Strategic Planning – By Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet Without ever using the word “strategy” or “strategic thinking” or, God forbid, “strategic planning”, Dr. Kenn Sullivan and I discuss managing risk through a process of strategic thinking in our book,...
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...
