Lets Build

MARCH 19, 2021

Do you work in projects with a lot of repetition (e.g. Then, you should already know how important it is to keep all your project schedules connected. Many project managers tell us that they have to spend over 6 hours a week creating and maintaining different schedules (e.g. apartments, hospitals, roadwork)?

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Lets Build

APRIL 20, 2020

Construction schedule delays are a common problem within the industry and for a very good reason. As reported by McKinsey and Company, an average project in construction is expected to experience a minimum 20-month delay and an 80% budget overrun. Read more: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%. Reduce admin workload.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 20, 2022

Field and office communication are essential to a well-run project. However, many times it can feel like field and office teams operate in their own world. Those in the office may never step foot on a jobsite. In our blog, we’ll discuss the high cost of disconnections between the office and the field.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 9, 2021

BuildTools Construction Project Management Software. Built by builders for builders, BuildTools ® is an easy-to-use project management solution for custom home builders and remodelers. kcichowicz. Tue, 03/09/2021 - 08:59.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Project Manager Workloads: How Much Is Enough? One example is our “Saved Day Calculator,” which measures the full impact of a schedule day. the formula spits out the answer: “Based on your inputs, this superintendent can effectively manage 16 units-in-process.” Sun, 12/12/2021 - 12:54. Scott Sedam. Experience/expertise.

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Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2023

If you can simplify your daily construction reports by recording the right information correctly, you can finish in minutes right from the job site—no more after-hours paperwork in the office. What’s your biggest fear as a construction project manager? Disputes, delays, cost or schedule overruns ? All of the above?

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Lets Build

JANUARY 21, 2021

How can you seamlessly connect your project schedule to the site? Many project managers rely on WhatsApp and Excel for their communication with the field. They are both tools that can bring value to your projects and allow you to share information with other stakeholders. They lack a real-time link to the schedule.

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Carol Hagen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Update September 27, 2010: Project Manager views Job Alerts on iPad using Corecon Mobile. Update: Project Manager uses iPhone to access construction documentation. Construction Project Managers main line of communication is their mobile device. Schedules. What’s missing? Google – Android.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 14, 2022

Emerson Smith, Assistant Project Manager at Donohoe Construction Company , understands this fully and he’s a big fan of using technology to take care of tedious tasks. Walk us through your career and what led you to become an Assistant Project Manager. So I got a job as a project engineer in the service department.

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Lets Build

MARCH 26, 2021

Whether you are building a hospital, a school, an entire apartment block, or even a new road network, it is of paramount importance that your teams are connected around a centralised, live schedule. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects. It’s like running a race.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With such long time-tables, it’s difficult to plan for unforeseen schedule disruptions while managing the many moving parts of a project. Arguably the toughest part of a project manager’s job is managing the impact of those schedule disruptions across several teams working on the same project. .

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Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Almost everything that happens on the field goes through your hands and you have to be the glue between the office and the site. You need to always be one step ahead of your project manager and communicate critical issues to them before they turn into threats to the project. The reason?

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 19, 2018

They integrate once-siloed functions and data throughout the construction organization and create true, real-time collaboration between the office, team and field. release , Viewpoint Chief Products Officer Matt Harris spoke of a commitment to advancing technologies, focused around connecting the office, team and field.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at The PENTA Building Group, exemplifies this trait incredibly well. Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded. Walk us through your career and what led you to become VDC Project Manager.

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PC Construction

APRIL 15, 2024

Joining me (UMaine ’15) for the day was PC Senior Project Manager Mark Donovan, Senior Project Engineer Dave Manz (UMaine ‘07), and Office Engineer Josh Mora (UMaine ‘23). They were each issued an RFP for a recently completed real-world project.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 27, 2021

Jonathan Mabe learned these lessons first-hand as a young assistant project manager at Eckardt Group. In our latest Behind the Build interview, Jonathan recounts his experience in overcoming unexpected challenges when a project he was working on faced extreme weather conditions and pandemic-related issues. .

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 9, 2022

From customer invoices and signoffs to fuel expenses, site risk forms, and everything in between, paperwork results in a massive amount of admin time spent submitting them into your back office system—assuming it makes it that far. Optimise your scheduling processes. Well, it doesn’t cut it for scheduling, either.

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Fieldwire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Subcontractors around the world are using Fieldwire to ensure the field teams perform work correctly, to coordinate scheduling with general contractors and, most importantly, to document and keep records of the work done and be able to report to their clients. Planning and coordinating For Elektro Scherer e.K. ,

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Staying on track with each team’s progress at every stage is a never-ending mission for every project manager and site foreman out there. Regardless of the type or size of your project, you always need to have a full overview of the progress made on site and communicate critical issues in an efficient and effective way.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 19, 2019

An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced. Many project managers or supervisors keep a duplicate set of plans in field offices, but even those can get lost, or if changes were made to the current set that was being used, the backup may not reflect these. Want to know more?

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

Unfortunately, many contractors are still relying on non-integrated, on-premise software solutions, which often means data reporting is delayed between the field and office, and those tasked with analyzing project productivity are often working from information that is days, weeks, even months old.

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Fieldwire

JANUARY 30, 2024

A construction management app can help electrical contractors manage their projects better, faster, and help ensure safety and quality standards. Discover real life examples on how Fieldwire is used on electrical projects to save time and money. To Kevin Raveaud, Field Technician at CEME, Fieldwire is “a real time saver.”

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Electrical Contractors Documentation Schedule 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

They must implement tools that effectively connect dispersed teams, both in the office and in the field, and facilitate collaboration with external stakeholders. Over 220 of these integrations now work with Autodesk Build, our comprehensive field and project management solution.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 2, 2018

Decision-makers need to have access to real-time data to steer the company in the right direction, and those managing projects on the ground need clear communication from the office to execute projects efficiently and effectively. percent of them still use spreadsheets for construction project management.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

At the beginning of a project, get all parties involved — architects, engineers, project managers, customers — together and make sure you understand where you’re going. Starting with this holistic view can help prevent silos and lead to better flow from one step in a project to the next. Reduce Waste.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A site manager is one of the central gears of every construction project. You are busy from the time you arrive at work in the morning until you leave at the end of the day, often fighting fires and frantically calling subcontractors or the project manager to get or relay information.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Each Project requires at least one Task Order. Entities/people involved in a JOC Program at a Project or Task Order levels include: client/building user, project managers, awarded JOC contractor, contracting officer/contracting officer representative, others as required. USACE JOC Participants.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 19, 2018

Construction organizations are relying on modern software for accounting, field management, project management, bid management, design and more. The not-so-good news is that many organizations adopt software at the project or regional level, so it often doesn’t connect the entire business.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Why You Need Connected, Accessible Project Data. A deep dive into how technology is improving project scheduling & field execution management. There’s a lot of talk these days about the use of “big data” on construction projects. Project Management. Section In the Office. project data.

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PC Construction

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Last week, 13 students from Clarkson University’s mechanical, civil, and engineering management program traveled to South Burlington to take in the BETA Technologies S40 Aircraft Assembly Facility project. On this particular project, schedule is a major driver.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 7, 2019

But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly. Having the right software in place, such as Viewpoint’s cloud-based, integrated suite of solutions , helps those in the field and the office better track materials costs. Not any longer.

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Materials Software Software Project Management 232

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fieldwire is a construction management software and mobile app that helps construction teams communicate and collaborate, whether they are in the field or at the office. With Fieldwire, construction teams can easily and effectively manage tasks, plans, and documents, and ensure that projects are on track and completed successfully.

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. Management and administrative costs.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 19, 2020

Project Managers and their teams are often ending up lost in a sea of data that lacks context. Or in other words, data that isn’t connected to the 3-6 week planning and to the master schedule. In many cases, Project Managers and the other project participants rely on the wrong tools to achieve that.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

For example, GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes. T The following figure, for example, was produced in 1972.

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