For some reason, some managers believe that always telling the craft labor the project is losing money is a good way to increase the productivity but I don’t see the logic behind this strategy. I believe being honest to the workers in the field is the one and only way to go. Lying does nothing [...]
A few of our contractor clients have seen an upswing in their markets. Yes, they are in specialty areas. However even specialty areas were, or are, depressed as much as the overall construction market. This upswing is both good and bad news for them. While it is good news for my firm, it is a [...]
The one trait that must be possessed by a good estimator is an understanding of theory and reality. This must be applied to the full range of the project requirements on each estimate. While some of it can be gained by education, most of it is gained by the actual estimating process or on the [...]
