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Sample schedules

November 17, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

One picture is worth a thousand words. So, I want to show you some examples of several schedules, from a

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Can I just sit back and watch

October 31, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

I’ve hired a crack team to manage my project.  That’s it.  I can just sit back and watch it all

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Exactly what should we expect to do?

October 30, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

Once your project starts, you should know that you’re facing a series of meetings and tasks during your project. You

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I don’t know doesn’t mean zero

October 1, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

If you  come upon some imponderable scope of work on your project that defies understanding, how do you reflect that

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Estimate, allowance, ROM & WAG

October 1, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

Especially early in the process, any value in your budget is based on more or less information resulting in more

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The estimate is too high….what now?

April 6, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

Your team has been diligently at  work, and it’s now time for your first construction cost estimate.  You cross your

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Contingency – Your Best Friend

April 6, 2019 steve Uncategorized Leave a comment

A carefully managed contingency is your best tool to control exploding budgets. Here’s the broad view.  Early estimates are not

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Under Promise/Over Deliver – Expectation Management

January 20, 2019 steve Uncategorized

Very early in many projects, you’re often faced with the need to define the  project that you can deliver for

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Don’t worry about the budget….at first

January 8, 2019 steve Uncategorized

It’s ironic that one of my early post starts out advising you to not to focus on your project’s cost.

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Why is my project so far over budget?

January 7, 2019 steve Uncategorized

One of two things is invariably true about each project that I have been called to evaluate. They’re either 50%

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Project Management Resources

  • Table of Contents
  • The Construction Cost Crystal Ball
  • A Sponsors Guide to The Planning Process
  • Understanding The Risks in The Planning Process
  • Never Underestimate The Power of Church Cookies
  • COVID-19 Response
  • COVID-19 – Projects caught in mid-flight
  • Selecting a Contractor
  • Contractor – Bid vs Negotiate
  • Contractors – Union vs Non-union
  • Building Your Project Team
  • About Project Managers
  • About Architects
  • Budget Update – Hope Isn’t a Strategy
  • Contingency Breakdown



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