One of the biggest challenges you face as a project manager is making sure all tasks are finished on time, within budget and—for those in the construction industry—safely. Task Talk puts the emphasis on duties rather than on people, and stresses how the duty is performed regardless of who is performing it.
Teachable moments are formed when you have done something--regardless of the outcome--and learned from the experience. Learning makes us better at what we do and provides a great opportunity to develop others and sharpen skills. We’ve compiled our best Teachable Moments from our community members for you to learn from and share with other project managers. In this installment, we share a case study of how a client upgraded its existing fire protection systems in several homes occupied by senior citizens across Canada.
Construction projects often experience delays and cost overruns. To establish reliable and predictable commitments, we must address the art and science of communication.
The efficient delivery of construction projects will be greatly enhanced if project managers focus their efforts on developing measures for identifying, monitoring, and managing scope creep in projects of any size. This article seeks to provide answers to the following questions: What is scope creep? When does it happen (identifying? Why does it happen (monitoring)? And, how can it be prevented from happening (managing)?
The following article discuss how fast tracking can lead to project delays, showing the most common risk and pitfalls when applying the technique. It will focus on examples from some projects in Qatar.
Apart from the size of their budgets and the reach of their ambition, one defining characteristic of megaprojects is their desire to create enduring legacies. Crossrail--the United Kingdom’s largest infrastructure project--hopes it will have an even greater impact in the field of innovation.
彼らの予算の大きさと彼らの野望の範囲から離れて、メガプロジェクトの特徴を定義するものは、永続的な遺産を作りたいという希望です。 英国最大のインフラプロジェクトであるCrossrailは、イノベーションの分野でさらに大きな影響を与えることを期待しています。
예산 규모와 야망의 범위 외에도 메가 프로젝트의 특징 중 하나는 지속적인 유산을 창출하려는 욕망입니다. 영국 최대의 인프라 프로젝트 인 Crossrail은 혁신 분야에 더 큰 영향을 미칠 것으로 기대합니다.
No matter how well a person or company is vertically entrenched in their specific field, most lack consistent knowledge and experience across the board in all aspects of the real estate industry. That is why best practices for project, program and portfolio management are the perfect cornerstone to support successful operations.
Read how a Navy engineer utilized his project management and technical engineering expertise in the wake of a pair of recent natural disasters, leading a team of engineers on a three-week long disaster response project in Haiti—facing a variety of challenges on the journey.
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