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The new era of subcontractor-led prequalification 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- April 25, 2022
By Bespoke Metrics With the increased adoption of prequalification technology supporting risk management, inefficiencies and inequalities are beginning to surface, particularly for subcontractors. This needs to be resolved by educating and empowering the subcontractor with digital tools that support their needs. Traditionally, prequalification has focused solely on the needs of general contractors, and has only
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How To Stop Buying Into Projects With Your Own Money 0
- FINANCE, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- April 25, 2022
By Duane Craig, Writer When you first saw the project, you thought the scope was too optimistic for the budget. But, you wanted to work with the owner, so you let the optimism take over. You started doubting your best estimate and began gradually convincing yourself it was probably too high. You signed the contract,
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How A Compelling Organizational Purpose Enhances Creativity 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, Workforce & Professional Development
- April 25, 2022
by Mark Marone, Dale Carnegie Training In Start with Why, Simon Sinek points out that “Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order.” How do we inspire happy employees willing to look for new and better ways to make customers happy? Start by giving them something purposeful to work toward. Importance
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Essential Construction KPIs to Improve Profits and Productivity 0
- Best Practices, FINANCE, Improving Productivity, Risk Management
- April 25, 2022
By Grace Ellis, Autodesk Why Construction Teams Should Be Tracking Way More Than Financials How do you measure project success? For many of us, it’s easy to see financials as a leading indicator of performance. Is it over or under budget? And by how much? As owners and project executives usually are looking at high-level
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Women have been marginalized in the building trades. The infrastructure bill could change that 0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, Workforce & Professional Development
- March 21, 2022
By Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report Lupe Trejo has spent much of the pandemic counting herself fortunate. Trejo, a mother of six who lives near Washington, D.C., worked in retail and restaurants for years before starting a steamfitter apprenticeship in 2017. When the pandemic hit, Trejo, who is Latina, watched many of her former colleagues
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Women in Construction: We’ve Come a Long Way, But Have a Long Way to Go 0
- Best Practices, Outlook & Trends, Workforce & Professional Development
- March 21, 2022
By Kara Lewandowski, McCarthy Building Companies Think about the impression that’s made when a young girl’s mother loves to work with power tools and together they build fun projects on the weekends. And when considering her college major talks with her dad about getting a degree in engineering and he encourages her non-traditional ambitions. When
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