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by Jacob Hammond

Rising Prices, Supply Chain Bottlenecks, and Material Shortages – the Importance of Procurement Strategy in Today’s Environment

In an environment of rising prices, supply chain bottlenecks, and material shortages, implementing an efficient procurement strategy on your construction project is more important than ever. Procurement strategies that worked in the past will likely not work now, nor will they likely work in the future. Strategies of the past include, amongst others, relying on a single supplier or small...
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Construction Advisory, Construction ManagementDecember 13, 20220 comments
by Jacob Hammond

Who’s Responsible? Analyzing Cost and Schedule Issues on Construction Projects

Schedule delays and cost overruns are constant threats to construction projects; when they do occur, determining responsibility is a major challenge and can be a point of contention. Oftentimes, it is only after the project has suffered negative effects that their causes are given the attention they deserve. Once a party identifies a delay or cost overrun, identifying the applicable contract...
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Construction Advisory, Construction ManagementOctober 2, 20200 comments
by Bennett Coleman

Avoiding Claims & Disputes: It’s the People

Large construction projects are risky, and when they end with claims or disputes, the blame is usually placed on unfair contracts, planning or estimating errors, design deficiencies, unforeseeable delays, poor productivity, or other process or technical factors. These are simply indications of the real root cause: the project management capability of the companies working together on the project.
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Construction AdvisoryFebruary 18, 20190 comments
by Bennett Coleman

Strategic Management of Human Capital

By Interface Consulting The Workforce Problem The retirement of the Baby Boom Generation (those born between 1946 and 1963) has prompted much thought and discussion about a potential gap in the American workforce. That discussion has definitely occurred within the engineering profession. However, the situation may not be as dire as some believe it to be. A quick look at birth...
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Construction AdvisoryAugust 2, 20180 comments

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