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Navigating Change in Construction Projects: Strategies for Minimizing Impacts?

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Manavasi Ramesh PM II| Powergrid Corporation of India Mumbai, Maharastra. India, India
In the dynamic world of construction, changes are inevitable. As project managers, how do you navigate change effectively to mitigate the impact on claims, alterations, and overall project risks?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Manavasi -

This challenge exists on nearly all projects, not just ones in the physical world. Many of the strategies for minimizing the negative impacts of change are similar including:

- Picking the right contract types and ensuring that change control practices are well defined
- Good requirements management depending on the level of certainty regarding the end state
- Early exploration of key areas of uncertainty to surface challenges as early as possible
- Rolling wave or other adaptive approaches with short commitment time horizons

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Manavasi, Kiron covered most points, and while I understand that you might not always be able to do Rolling Wave planning or implement an adaptive approach given the nature of the construction industry, yet, you can implement a Lean Approach for activites like procurement by doing JIT purchase, or establishing a Construction Consolidated Centre to store you material so you can still use lean/adaptive approach for individual activities.

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