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Construction Cowboys: “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!”

We construction people all have a little bit of construction cowboy in us. It’s that restlessness you get when stuff isn’t getting done, those cold sweats when it has been too long since your last concrete pour, the little feeling of pride as you did your hard hat to get out and build a monument to humanity’s greatness.

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How to stop your project from falling into a change driven death spiral

In construction, project changes are inevitable. Building in the management of change is therefore a pragmatic and necessary step. For successful progressive construction claims having a clearly defined integrated change management processes is a must. Here are some of the key facets to address to create a successful integrated change management process.

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How to deliver profitable projects with progressive delay claims

Making sure that entitlements for delays and changes are protected is the lifeblood of any contractor. The risk here is existential to the organisation and many contractors have gone bankrupt because they failed to manage their changes properly.

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How to construct datacentres quickly and efficiently using smart project management

These are some of the potential ways that contractors can set themselves up the right way for data driven project delivery.

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How to use data and digitisation to help win work | Part II

Showing visualisations on earned value not only demonstrate strong data capability but also the fact that you can actually deliver an earned value process on your project.

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How to use data and digitisation to help win work | Part I

Data and digitisation give clients more certainty and a better understanding of their site.

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Constructing datacentres at pace: How to overcome the problems

The demand for more datacentre capacity is exponential and therefore a continued growth industry opportunity for construction companies. Here are some of the common challenges in delivering datacentre projects successfully.

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Construction projects can be drama free and run like clockwork

A construction project going wrong is no surprise to anyone. It’s so common from systematic delays to budget overruns that even people who don’t work in this sector know it.

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Do you think BIM is a 3D model?

Despite being “Building Information Modelling”, if you still think doing BIM is basically doing a 3D model, you might want to think again.

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3 Tips to help avoid disputes

The cost and time required to resolve disputes can be massively damaging for a company, so here are 3 tips to help you avoid getting into disputes in the first place.

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3 things the perfect Project Leader does

Let’s face it, there’s no such thing as a Perfect Project Leader, but some are pretty close. A good project leader does a lot of things but these are 3 things all perfect ones do.

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Don’t trip over the same stone twice – 5 steps to stop making the same project delivery mistakes

In the emerging Data Analysis revolution we are facing, we are gradually becoming experts in extracting and correlating clinical data, but analysing subjective information becomes a complete different task as we can’t measure its outcomes objectively.

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Most project KPIs are useless – 3 questions to ask your KPIs

If you can’t count what’s important, you make what you can count important

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How to use the full power of contract dates: Bullet Proof NEC Subcontracts Part 2

A crucial opportunity to align the contract with the intended work sequence.

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How much a delay can cost and how to protect against it

Many projects aren’t as on the ball in this area even though the costs can be significant. I think there are three main reasons for this.

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Bulletproof NEC Subcontracts: Part 1

Developing a key date strategy for your subcontracts is a very simple way to make sure all trades on site are working toward the same overall programme of works and you are protected against knock-on delay risks.

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The 3 Types of Terrible Project Planner

Project planners generally get a pretty bad rap. This is because a lot of them are just plain terrible. I thought I would write a light hearted article on the topic. I am sure most of you will recognise some of these.

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3 Fundamentals to Ensure a Commercially Robust NEC3 Programme

Neglecting these elements leaves the contractor commercially vulnerable to client delays due to the lack of evidence that the third party dependency was the real cause of change.

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Construction Cowboys: “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!”

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How to use data and digitisation to help win work | Part II

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How much a delay can cost and how to protect against it

Many projects aren’t as on the ball in this area even though the costs can be significant. I think there are three main reasons for this.

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Most project KPIs are useless – 3 questions to ask your KPIs

If you can’t count what’s important, you make what you can count important

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How to stop your project from falling into a change driven death spiral

In construction, project changes are inevitable. Building in the management of change is therefore a pragmatic and necessary step. For successful progressive construction claims having a clearly defined integrated change management processes is a must. Here are some of the key facets to address to create a successful integrated change management process.

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