Here is a top 10 list of reasons that constructions sucks. The reasons that are listed are items that if you are aware of them during the construction process, construction will suck less. Guest Blogger – Todd Weidemann 10. Contractual relationships in construction are unique under law. 9. Different delivery methods drive different motives and [...]
One of the most common ailments afflicting Owner’s is the ‘Zero-Sum Game’; companies mistakenly play this game when they believe, that if something is good for an architect, contractor or vendor then it’s automatically bad for them, that they have lost control. Oh by the way, I have seen the other side of the table [...]
Too many companies profess to “partner” with their goods and services providers. While behind the scenes they focus solely on beating up their service providers on price. When a company outsources based purely on costs they are being “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.” I believe that Owners should heavily borrow from the ASPE Code of [...]
In the delivery of a building or space, the broad tactical goals for Owner’s are to manage the variables. That of time, risk, quality, and cost. In the context of outsourcing goods and services the owner is relinquishing some ‘control’ to gain: The successful transference of ‘risk’ to others more capable of succeeding Realizing ‘speed [...]
For owners their ability to outsource key ‘bricks & mortar’ functions is a key to their strategic success. Departmental functions that have traditionally been outsourced in some capacity is real estate, legal, design and architecture, procurement, construction and maintenance. The question becomes not if should they outsource, it’s what and how much! However, the biggest [...]
While working at very large national clothing chain, I once had a senior vice president ask me a question that I thought was very profound. The context of his question was that in ‘sourcing’ there are three or four recognized methodologies for a successful procurement program to follow, thus no matter ‘who’ you ask, answers [...]
You’re preparing a detailed estimate with all the details including assumptions and qualifications for a client and you want it to be perfect, before you submit the estimating package prepare and present it to your worst critic, to the guy that always telling you the sky is falling, telling him you have the perfect estimating [...]
