Lets Build

APRIL 1, 2020

What are the responsibilities of a project manager in construction? Stay on budget. The dispute manager. Manage risks. Not all construction project managers know what they do all the time. The construction project manager is the key figure of the construction project team.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Buildertrend excels at streamlining our project management — simplifying everything from communication and scheduling to budgeting. ccapoccia Tue, 11/05/2024 - 15:18 Ryan Stryker President Stryker Construction Inc. Buildertrend and STACK CT are tied for first place as my favorite software tools.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2014

When I became its program manager in the fall of 1997, The Pentagon Renovation Program, still early in its development, was already significantly over budget, far behind schedule and producing an unsatisfactory product. The task from my boss, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. John Hamre, was simple: Fix it.

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Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

The term construction project management can be used to describe a vast number of tasks, roles and responsibilities. In-depth technical insight, tools, software, techniques , and knowledge are required to deliver today’s complex and quality building projects. Construction Management 101. But one thing is always sure.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 25, 2018

Project Managers: Learn to Maximize Your Software Use at Collaborate 2018. If there’s one role touching virtually all aspects of construction operations, it’s the project manager. We’ve created a special track just for you — the project management and operations professional. 15-18 in Portland, OR).

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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%.

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Lets Build

APRIL 3, 2023

You have limited resources but must plan for every scenario to finish your projects on time and on budget. You keep the workflow on schedule from planning to handover. But there’s a problem: Complicated construction project management tasks are around every corner, hampering the productivity and efficiency of every stakeholder.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Over the past 20+ years, Englewood has completed over 2500 commercial construction projects in the retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, cannabis, and automotive sectors. From financial overruns to project delays, unexpected risks can impact budgets, timelines, and overall project success.

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Lets Build

APRIL 9, 2021

Many project managers in repetitive residential projects tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on planning. Their programme is stuck on MS Project and to update it they have to go through countless WhatsApp notifications, emails, or phone calls. They use the wrong tools.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

However, with the following six approaches, you will streamline your construction projects to ensure you do everything efficiently within the stipulated time and budget. Develop a Detailed Plan A detailed plan is the foundation of any successful construction project.

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Lets Build

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even the most seasoned project managers face challenges on a daily basis. Construction projects are prone to more risks than most other industries—each project is unique, and there are endless factors that can impact its outcome. You can’t manage a project well without effective communication.

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Lets Build

MARCH 3, 2023

What’s the biggest struggle that you face as a project manager? If you answered staying on schedule, you’re not alone. Less than one-third of contractors finish their tasks on time and on budget. We’ll discuss five techniques you can use to create a construction schedule that keeps your project on track.

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Lets Build

APRIL 16, 2021

Are you using MS Project, Excel, or WhatsApp to stay on top of your programme? Many project managers, like you, choose to rely on these tools to manage their project schedules. Good as they are, none of these tools is made for running construction projects with a lot of repetition. That’s not true.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 19, 2017

But no matter how large or small a project, delays are never a good thing. When a job is behind schedule, it impacts everybody on the project, and likely the next scheduled project or build. Keep your construction project from hitting a standstill with the right software and planning. This is an easy fix.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Project Managers Responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of construction projects. Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Provide accurate cost assessments to guide budgeting and bidding processes.

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Lets Build

MAY 12, 2021

As a project manager or site foreman, you should at all times have a detailed overview of everything that is happening there. That’s the only way to track change and react to critical issues on time to keep the heartbeat of your project stable. If he delivers on time, he will stay on budget. How can you achieve this?

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

However, it has been worth the effort to develop a thorough vetting process and understanding of what works best for our clients and the type of projects we manage. This has allowed us to perform at a high level, ensuring quality finished products, a maintained schedule, and being mindful of the budget. It matters.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 6, 2023

In this guest blog post for Fieldwire, Patrick Hogan explains five common challenges project managers face on construction projects. Each construction project poses unique challenges — this is why construction project managers have distinct roles and responsibilities to fulfill from project to project.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM).

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Lets Build

JUNE 24, 2021

Many project managers who work on projects with a lot of repetition tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on admin-heavy tasks related to planning. Their programme is stuck on MS Project and to update it they have to go through countless WhatsApp notifications, emails, or phone calls.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 18, 2016

We know from direct experience with commercial construction projects large and small what it is like to work against a hard deadline that simply must be met. In Rio, completing commercial construction projects on schedule was a matter of national pride and having the city ready to be put on the world stage.

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Commercial Construction Schedule Budgeting 226

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 27, 2022

Tips for Beginning and Growing as a Construction Project Manager. Even better than participating in the building process is working in construction project management and getting to help direct the organized chaos that eventually produces a cohesive product. Interested in advancing your project and cost management skills?

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

Introduction – 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management spans multiple principles, practices, domains, and more. Studies have noted that ninety percent of associated projects can be deployed on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Sample Workflow.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 9, 2018

Construction management is no easy task, as today’s contractors have a lot to juggle: job costs and budgets, progress reporting, overseeing subcontractors, field crews and schedules, materials and equipment, constantly moving timelines and much more. Better Collaboration, Better Bottom Line.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

Working with cloud-based, integrated construction software can keep everyone on the same page by providing equipment, materials and worker status visibility, project progress and productivity and timeline transparency — all in real time. This helps contractors complete their construction deliverables on time and within budget.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 10, 2022

Project managers have always taken critical roles on construction projects. Over my career, I’ve worked as a project engineer, BIM coordinator, and MEP manager. Yet, undoubtedly the role of construction project managers is evolving. The Current Role of Project Managers in Construction.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2021

JOC can consistently delivery quality projects, on-time, and on-budget. Schedule a call to learn more… Schedule a call to discuss the above, and how to monitor JOC Program performance. 4bt.us – making JOC simple.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 20, 2022

Tight margins, resource constraints, and labor shortages are forcing companies to get creative in order to keep projects on track. Add to that every trade involved on a given project. It’s no wonder construction schedules get extremely complex and consist of thousands of schedule activities.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 23, 2022

Everyone working on a project has the goal of delivering it on time and within budget, but few team members feel this quite as keenly as construction project managers. . As the project manager, you’re tasked with overseeing and facilitating the several moving parts of a project.

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Lets Build

APRIL 28, 2023

Location-based planning and scheduling (LBS) is a methodology used by construction project managers to optimise their planning and scheduling processes by taking into account the physical location and space of their projects. Maybe we need to think about construction planning and scheduling a little differently.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Construction schedules: they are highly complex, sometimes consisting of thousands and thousands of scheduled activities. This leaves you, the scheduler, to deal with tracking all the moving pieces to ensure projects stay on time and within budget. . But First, What is the Schedule Tool in Autodesk Build? .

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Cost and schedule deviations are some of the greatest challenges project managers face—they stem from inefficient scheduling, timeline alterations, and high waste rates. The solution is lean construction scheduling processes, like the Last Planner® System (LPS) and Scrum. Master scheduling. Phase scheduling.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 21, 2022

What makes a construction project successful? Building quality, meeting deadlines , and staying on budget are all factors of success. However, because construction sites are complex and no two projects are the same, bottlenecks are a common issue in the industry, resulting in costly delays no matter the project’s size or scale.

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Lets Build

MAY 5, 2023

Planning is key for every construction project, no matter the size. As a project manager, you have to attend to every step of the construction process, from design to handover. A single design flaw, drafting mistake, or other oversight can result in significant cost and schedule overruns. So how do we avoid this?

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 30, 2019

But for general contractors and our clients, the result is higher project budgets and challenges in construction scheduling. The good news for subcontractors is the labor shortage means higher profitability, because they are working at-capacity and able to charge a premium for their services.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Whether you’re an owner, executive, project manager, or job supervisor, it’s important to know what’s happening in your business and how you stand next to the competition. When profit margins are thin, it doesn’t take much to wipe out a project’s financial benefits. Scheduling, planning, and collaboration optimization.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects. Read also: 10 helpful tips for project managers. The reason?

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