As a manager, it is your responsibility and role within your company and team to ensure that everyone is doing their job diligently and to the best of their abilities. When things are running smoothly, it is easy to keep morale high through praise and positive feedback. This type of news is always easy to deliver and welcomed by all employees. However, as anyone in a leadership position can attest, delivering
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Sep 2015
Lean Construction, Integrated Project Delivery, and Collaborative Partnering – How Do They Differ?
Hi Rob, I am a project manager for a specialty contractor. We work on schools, hospitals, and other buildings in both the public and private sector. I have heard a lot about Lean Construction, Integrated Project Delivery, and Collaborative Partnering. They all seem pretty similar to me… what’s the difference? – Integrated Builder Dear Integrated Builder, This is a common and important question. It is extremely important for the building
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FOR $19.95 Just “good” project teamwork is no longer good enough. In today’s construction environment, project owners commonly use best value selection and pre-qualification to choose their project team. Furthermore, these projects are incorporating alternative project delivery methods and collaborative technological tools such as BIM. With all of these innovations and changes, your best project results in terms of schedule, cost and overall excellence for
By Neal Flesner, VCG Effective leadership has a great impact on any construction project and plays a key role in its ultimate success or failure. Our experience tells us that the engagement and support of senior leadership in the partnering process is crucial to project success. This seems like a no-brainer, but all too often, senior leaders are absent from team meetings or partnering sessions or don’t fully engage when
To a non-construction professional, finding a rare animal fossil may seem pretty awesome and even kind of cool! These prehistoric bones are a glimpse into the past and evoke curiosity in most of us.Question such as, “What was walking on these lands long ago,” or “What kind of animal was this,” cross our minds. However, to the seasoned project manager or building owner, while finding prehistoric remains are surely an important