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Creating a Detailed Scope of Work – Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The SOW, in concert with the owner PM’s ability to lead a team to completion, ultimately determine overall project “success” An unclear scope directly leads to confusion among project participants, scope creep, and change orders.

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Efficient Public Sector Facilities Management Solution

Job Order Contracting

Optimizing construction processes, projects, and work orders isn’t difficult if appropriate teams, process, information, and technology are present. Number of change orders. Sample KPIs include: • Labor productivity rates. Health and safety incident rates. Project completion time (forecast vs. actual).

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The FM Mismanagement Problem Defined

Job Order Contracting

All of the above are present despite the availability of proven solutions. PS: Strategies in place to collect, manage, and analyze usable data drive benefits such as fewer project delays and budget overruns, less rework, fewer change orders and reduced safety incidents. Levels of waste currently average 20%-50%+. #4. Contact Us.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

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Why Banks Won't Lend Money To Your Construction Business

Contractor Bookkeeping

Small construction business owners must be adequately prepared to meet with a lender to present their business in the best possible light and ready for the money they need.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency.

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Construction Change Order Phobia Increases Stress Reduces Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Construction Change Order Phobia. After Reviewing The QuickBooks Reports - We discovered a painful case of the dreaded disease I call "Change-Order-Phobia". In this case the pain of change in the contractor's mind had to be exceeded by the pain of staying the same. Customer Job Deposits. Progress Invoicing.