Mar 14, 2024 7:16 PM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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To kick-off this discussion thread, I will share some of the challenges we are facing on our projects:
1. Labor Shortages: Difficulty in finding skilled labor and experienced professionals.
2. Cost Overruns: Fluctuating material prices.
3. Sustainability and Environmental Concerns: Meeting stringent environmental regulations. Most jurisdictions are issuing new Step Codes.
4. Technology Adoption: Slow adoption of new technologies like Building Information Modeling (BIM), drones, and AI tools which hinders efficiency and innovation.
5. Complex Regulations: Navigating complex legal and regulatory frameworks at local, provincial, and federal levels.
6. Supply Chain Disruptions: Impact on material availability and project timelines up to date.
Thank you all for your feedback and to Rami's initiative.
I would like to add the following challenges due to lack and/or incompleteness of:
1)- Clear scope definition at the early stages of the design phase, due to time and budget constraints.
2)- Key stakeholders identification, having great influence and impact on scope definition and tradeoffs;
thus leading to potential modifications, cost and time overruns.
3)- Risks identification at the early stage of the design phase, and the absence of risk management and mitigation plan, due to both qualified risk experts and/or budget constraints.
4)- Effective communication plan.
5)- Efficient constructability reviews, due to lack of qualified resources.