The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? Course: A course is a horizontal layer of bricks or stones. Bed : it is the surface of stone perpendicular to the line of pressure. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 3, 2022

It may seem like everyone is offering some type of project management platform these days. Having a single source of truth is paramount , and a core pillar in that strategy is creating ways for companies to work from the same documents, while respecting the independent data ownership requirements. Who has access to the data?

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? Tweet A project is a set of interrelated activities, usually involving a group of people working together toward a common goal or objective over a period of time. Not surprisingly, project management requires strong organizational, budgeting, staffing, controlling, and communication skills.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 11, 2024

S ubmittal is a crucial document that plays a significant role in ensuring project success. Understanding what a submittal is and how it fits into the overall project workflow can help streamline processes and avoid potential issues. These documents help verify that the selected products meet the project’s requirements.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 13, 2024

A Certificate of Occupancy is an official document issued by a local government or building department that certifies a building’s compliance with building codes, zoning laws, and other regulations. For more detailed information, you can visit DoorLoop’s definition of Certificate of Occupancy.

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Building Radar

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Clarity and precision are essential for successful outcomes in construction project. One crucial document that helps achieve this clarity is the ‘Scope of Work’ (SOW). It serves as a foundational agreement between project stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and subcontractors.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Integration with planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and domains is equally critical. Project Definition – Understanding a customer request in sufficient detail in order to create a detailed line item construction cost estimate is step one.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2022

Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. AIA Document C195 – 2008, Standard Form Single Purpose Entity Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery, Exhibit D (Work Plan). Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition (2nd ed.). Learn more? Dixon (Ed.).

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2022

A minimum and maximum value for a single project/workorder, as well as a statement that a project/workorders cannot be broken up into several projects to circumvent the JOC Program’s established maximum value per project/work order. The use of all non-prepriced items.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome. enables full visibility.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

Project Procurement and Delivery Environment Comparison. Sample Workflow. via 4bt.us.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Fundamentals of LEAN facilities and asset management… Knowledge & Practices, Competences, Standards, Workflows, & Metrics.

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Lets Build

APRIL 29, 2022

Today, we’ll be taking you through everything you need to know about the punch list, from its definition to its layout to its common uses. Every construction project consists of numerous small tasks—while some may be less important than others, every task must be completed before the entire project is officially finished.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Proper design, implementation of an OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Program ensures that the numerous repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects encountered by real property owners and facilities management teams are successfully completed within an approved budget.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 20, 2022

Managing construction submittals determines the success of your proposed timeline, the line items in your budget, and the accuracy of a completed project. . Construction submittals are documents provided by a contractor to an architect for an approval of use. A Basic Definition. What is a submittal?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A simple change order definition is that a change order is work that is either added or removed from the original scope of a project assigned by a contract that the contractor and client agreed to. Change orders are original contract amendments that come up often, with an estimated 35% of projects requiring at least one.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Project team members are selected through value-based proposals and associated rankings/metrics. Defined workflows, stages/phases, documentation, approvals. Rethinking Project definition in terms of Target Costing”. International Journal of Project Management, Elsevier, New York, 20 (1). Ballard, G.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Common data environment (glossary of terms and definitions, locally researched detailed unit price cost data). Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Lower project related cost growth. Management, 6(3), 159-168.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Focus upon BEST VALUE and fully leveraging and enabling the expertise of all project participants from initial concept and throughout the entire life-cycle of the built structure. A common and minimum body of knowledge must be defined as a performance standard. Foster and promote ongoing training.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 28, 2024

Understanding the Punch List in Construction Definition and Purpose A punch list is essentially a document that outlines all the tasks, repairs, and minor modifications that need to be completed by the contractor before the project is deemed fully finished.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

An open, objective, independent and verifiable JOC Cost Estimating, Project Management, and Document Management System for real property owners, architects, contractors, facilities management, and oversight groups. Deliver construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of owners.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

One that can be easily documented, understood, and shared with all participants and stakeholders. Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Information Management System. A UPB eliminates the sole reliance upon contractor and subcontractor quotes or “back of the envelope” estimates.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

In addition to training, a suite owner-specific tools and services to support a LEAN JOC Program include: A common data environment (CDE) – A glossary of clearly defined, common defined terms and definitions written in plain English.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

In addition to training, a suite owner-specific tools and services to support a LEAN JOC Program include: A common data environment (CDE) – A glossary of clearly defined, common defined terms and definitions written in plain English.

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Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

A change order is additional work or work omitted from the original construction plan, which completely changes the original contract amount and can have a direct effect on the project completion date. It may also compel the contractor or project manager to tackle crucial changes to the ongoing construction project.

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Lets Build

JANUARY 7, 2021

Knowing what’s happening on the field at all times is one of the main keys to regaining control over your project and avoiding time-consuming claims. Furthermore, by centralising all project communication you can considerably reduce admin workload. Bigger focus on quality and safety. But what do we mean by integrated planning?

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Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In addition to the actual regulations , OSHA has a large library of QuickCards (1-page printable documents for handouts), E-tools for interactive learning, videos , and standard interpretations to give you insight into how OSHA intends for certain standards to be enforced. It’s definitely a site worth bookmarking.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2012

BPM – Business Process Management for construction company owners to grow passive income streams. Business Failure - No meaningful financial and project management records in the calendar quarter preceding the failure. Process Development - Do it, Document it, and Delegate it. One of the Four Types Of Contractors.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 29, 2022

Looking up information is now very quick for him and for project managers. All the relevant documentation and plans are always at hand, complete and with revision archives, and available from their desktop or in the field from a smartphone or tablet. Fieldwire has definitely helped us become more efficient. The Verdict.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Proven LEAN construction planning, procurement and project delivery processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology and ongoing training, are the proven path to significant gains in efficiency and satisfaction. AIA Document C195 – 2008, Standard Form Single Purpose Entity Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery, Exhibit D (Work Plan).

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Those devices brought interconnectivity and mobility to unprecedented levels when it comes to project management as their sizes are still shrinking, but their functionalities are exponentially growing. The workflow that best represents that is the project communication, where managers still use printed drawings, handwritten journals.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2021

New Schedule tool in Autodesk Build and an expanded partner ecosystem supercharge project management across construction teams . New Schedule tool in Autodesk Build bolsters project management . The Schedule and Cost integration delivers project-level data analyses, enabling teams to accurately forecast cash flow. .

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Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Review of Biddability Any conflicting or unclear language, information, construction document elements, or scope items should be completely understood by all parties before bids are turned in. The full article is definitely worth a read and can be found on the Construction Manager’s Asscoaition of America’s website.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

LEAN, BEST VALUE construction, planning, procurement, and project delivery is embodied with collaborative processes and frameworks such as integrated project delivery, IPD, and LEAN job order contacting (i.e. Both LEAN and OpenJOC Job Order Contracting go beyond identification of waste and definition of value.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Sometimes, as you know, project documents can devote an entire plan sheet or spec section to a list of abbreviations and acronyms. One of the newest construction industry acronyms is IPD, or “Integrated Project Delivery.” A lot of this communication revolves around the project documentation. document management.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Assignment of a Project Manager. Once the job order has been approved for accomplishment by the JOC contract, a project manager will. This assignment will be based upon the scope of the project, its complexity, and the. The project manager will be responsible for. The project. be assigned.

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