Jan 22, 2019 9:39 AM
Replying to MARK A ANNUNZIATA, Sr
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Pamela-
I apologize for the peer responses you have received thus far. I do not think our group has many participants with actual hands-on experience in Construction Execution.
The following is my response- I hope these help!
I began my career as a young General Contractor and discovered fairly early that I needed to produce guidelines for my Project Managers in the field. (Let's agree-these are really Superintendents- Project Managers write, understand and execute Project Management Plans)
Your guidelines need to include the following:
1) good communication with the (Stakeholder) Owner/Client- this may include daily/weekly progress pics
2) Your "PM" should produce a simple schedule and communicate his progress against that schedule to the Client. (Schedule Performance)
3) Your "PM" should follow and communicate his financial performance (Cost Performance) to Your Boss and possibly the Client.
4) you should have guidelines in place to handle the most important communication problem with Clients- the change management process. You all need a clear understanding of the scope of work for your original Contract, and all the stakeholders should understand what constitutes "scope creep".
These suggestions are just the starting place. As your business "matures" you can implement vendor management and incentive programs that are achievable.
Good Luck!
From the Trenches!
M
