http://www.constructionmonkey.com/rss/Blogs.aspx?w=POSTSConstruction Monkey.com(c) 2012 Atalanta Enterprises, Inc.schultissundbergWe have recently decided to introduce an incentive program for our superintendents in order to impro...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=881/2/2012 3:09:49 AMjamieIt’s that time of year again…time to put together your company projections for 2012!  You may be in ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=8712/29/2011 7:07:32 PMCraig PierceConstruction subcontractors tend to be more like Aerosmith than like an airline. What exactly do I m...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=869/27/2011 1:48:50 PMjamieThe most frustrating experience for a project management team and the owners of a construction compa...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=858/17/2011 4:19:14 PMCraig PierceBest and Final Offers (BAFO) are probably the fastest growing trend in construction, especially give...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=846/9/2011 3:29:54 PMCraig PierceLast week I wrote about how proposals could help you win work more than numbers.  I know that this i...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=836/6/2011 11:19:07 PMCraig PierceTypically the Get Work activity for a project in construction is focused 95% on getting the "right" ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=826/2/2011 3:28:30 PMCraig PierceIn part 1 we covered the basics of the Acquisition Team (A-Team), in this installment I would like t...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=814/28/2011 3:35:20 PMCraig PierceRecently Ted Garrison from NCS Radio interviewed Terry Kramer with Kramer Management Consulting rega...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=804/26/2011 5:21:08 PMCraig PierceIt appears with 2010 behind us, the worst year of this economic calamity is behind us, that is good ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=791/19/2011 5:19:53 AMCraig PierceThe most successful companies in history have gathered, analyzed, and reacted to the data that is mo...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=7810/25/2010 3:01:00 PMCraig PierceYesterday the Department of Commerce came out with the July 2010 construction numbers and the curren...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=779/2/2010 2:26:26 PMCraig PierceWhat is the best way for a contractor to improve their profits?  Minimize risk.  Let's face it, cont...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=757/29/2010 4:05:30 PMCraig PierceThe current Congress has passed the 2,300 page Financial Reform Bill which will have major impacts t...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=737/29/2010 2:08:35 PMCraig PierceSome of the news over the past few days that we found interesting:Report: UnitedHealth nears $1.5B a...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=747/28/2010 5:59:00 AMCraig PierceSun Tzu wrote the Art of War in the 6th Century BC.  Since that time military experts have considere...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=726/25/2010 3:20:35 PMCraig PierceWhere are the true Masters in Construction?  I am not talking about those that have ventured out to ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=716/23/2010 6:48:31 PMCraig PierceOne of the largest complaints I hear is "the quality of the workforce is not what it used to be".  W...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=706/4/2010 1:48:33 PMCraig PierceIt appears as if the market is recovering (at least there are more projects out there to be bidding ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=695/25/2010 2:46:16 PMCraig PierceAlmost every construction company out there sees the value in Estimating software and utilizes some ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=685/20/2010 3:35:02 PMCraig PierceArizona recently took an unprecedented step in passing a law that required the state to action on a ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=675/18/2010 3:43:31 PMCraig PierceLast month a terrible accident happened aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers on ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=665/17/2010 1:52:50 PMCraig PierceConstruction companies stand on three (3) pillars that define good business; Get Work, Do Work, and ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=655/3/2010 1:30:03 PMCraig PierceYesterday was Earth Day, a yearly mark that is growing in significance around the world.  It is a ti...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=644/23/2010 4:09:07 PMCraig PierceSome of the more important news for subcontractors for the week of April 20, 2010 Commodity price...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=634/21/2010 2:54:53 PMCraig PierceGiven the turmoil in the marketplace over the past 2 years, I have heard repeatedly from different c...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=624/19/2010 4:43:14 PMCraig PierceThe vast majority of subcontractors in the country do not have a dedicated Safety Manager, so will h...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=614/14/2010 12:57:30 PMCraig PierceIn construction, talk to anyone about the single greatest challenge in surviving in the industry and...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=604/12/2010 3:00:34 PMCraig PierceThree months ago, I took a stab at what I thought ObamaCare meant to Subcontractors.  In reviewing t...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=594/9/2010 2:46:48 PMCraig PierceIn any economy and in any service industry, there is a very fair question: "What Value Do You Add?"....http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=584/8/2010 1:24:53 PMCraig PierceFor those of us in the construction industry we know the Estimators that are more cynical than the a...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=574/6/2010 2:16:53 PMCraig PierceAnalytics is simply the science of analysis.  In construction, and probably more specific in the sub...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=564/2/2010 1:43:46 PMCraig PierceThe past two years have been the worst global economic times in more than a generation and it is any...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=553/29/2010 3:22:49 PMbobmirabilewe unveiled anew product for NYC agencies this week and had immediate sucess. we are ending walkthro...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=543/26/2010 11:24:36 AMCraig PierceIn retail and real estate there goes a saying that the three most important things are location, loc...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=533/25/2010 2:47:53 PMCraig PierceSome news that will be of interest to you: Sustainable Expansion Underway in Eleven States throug...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=523/24/2010 3:33:09 PMCraig PierceCustomer service in a service industry is the key to success.  As specialty contractors, the service...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=513/10/2010 3:21:52 PMCraig PierceIn Construction the #1 rule is safety.  Without the principal of safety, the things we build and the...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=503/8/2010 2:45:44 PMCraig PierceIf you have been involved in bidding work you have probably at one point in time been apart of the B...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=493/4/2010 4:32:39 PMCraig PierceIn construction there are the general trades and then the infamous specialty subcontractors.  Ever t...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=483/2/2010 3:48:43 PMCraig Piercepro·duc·tiv·i·ty  (prō'dŭk-tĭv'ĭ-tē, prŏd'ək-) n. The rate at which goods or services are produced ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=472/25/2010 2:34:10 PMCraig PierceSome of the more interesting news from around the Construction Industry: Margin Pressure Will Wor...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=462/24/2010 4:29:38 PMCraig PierceAs spring approaches so does one of the two trade show seasons.  With the economy difficult, it begs...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=452/23/2010 3:43:22 PMCraig PierceIf you are bidding work out there, you are going to be a price taker and not a price setter.  In fac...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=442/15/2010 4:10:54 PMCraig PierceAs I sit here and package up chocolates for the wife and hope she got me that hoodie-footie I have b...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=432/12/2010 3:28:05 PMCraig PierceConstruction is a massive industry and has promoted innovations in tools, equipment, products, and o...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=422/11/2010 3:23:45 PMCraig PierceConstruction related news that you might of missed and can help you in your business. Mobile Data...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=412/10/2010 3:53:00 PMCraig PierceWhen you ask Owners what their top priorities for their next construction project, quality control i...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=402/5/2010 1:22:07 PMCraig PierceI have been reading and having discussions on whether it is worth it to save money on safety.  Excus...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=392/4/2010 4:17:38 PMCraig PierceIn a new weekly installment, we will be scanning the news sources to find the most interesting news ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=382/3/2010 3:47:55 PMbinningMEP Coordination: It’s Expensive to be Cheap. You’re a contractor and you have been awarded a con...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=372/1/2010 11:51:45 PMbinningRevit: No Place for Amateurs Let us look at the typical building information modeling services fi...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=362/1/2010 11:45:24 PMbinningRevit: An Asset or a Cool Cartoon?  According to Wikipedia, Autodesk Revit is architectural buil...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=352/1/2010 11:44:50 PMbinningMEP Coordination: why it’s expensive to be cheap. You’re a contractor and you have been awarded a...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=342/1/2010 11:41:41 PMCraig PierceWhen LEED was introduced it became a revolution in the construction industry changing the way Owners...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=332/1/2010 4:59:19 PMCraig PierceContracting is a tough business.  Our industry has a reputation among the community of having little...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=321/29/2010 4:32:49 PMCraig PierceThe biggest single thing on the minds of the American public is jobs.  With unemployment over 10% an...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=311/28/2010 5:16:10 PMCraig PierceIn today's world of CADD, fast track projects, out sourcing, reduced design staffs, it is impossible...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=301/25/2010 1:38:54 PMCraig PierceWith Copenhagen behind us and health care on the ropes, will Cap and Trade be on the block?  The US ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=291/22/2010 9:43:28 AMCraig PierceBonus programs can really suck.  Whether you want to call them bonus or incentive programs almost ev...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=281/20/2010 4:29:59 PMCraig PierceIn my last blog, I discussed the need to track productivity to increase the performance of the compa...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=271/19/2010 4:05:36 PMCraig PierceProductivity is defined by economists as the amount of output per unit of labor.  For example the nu...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=261/18/2010 3:15:37 PMCraig PierceLast week we bid a few jobs.  This week we bid a few jobs.  Next week we will bid a few jobs.  I am ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=251/14/2010 12:21:02 PMCraig PierceAt the expense of offending Project Managers as wells as the Monkey: A woman was looking at the a...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=241/13/2010 4:00:10 PMCraig PierceAs subcontractors we buy the vast majority of our material through Distributors.  The system was est...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=231/12/2010 10:35:06 AMCraig PierceSo what does it take to be a good estimator?  Being great with numbers?  Having a desire to color on...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=221/11/2010 3:47:24 PMCraig PierceEven though the health debate is not yet over and the full scope of health care reform is not known ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=211/8/2010 12:53:19 PMCraig PierceIn my last installment I talked about performance in relation to holding people accountable for what...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=201/7/2010 4:13:57 PMCraig PierceNo matter where you sit in your organization I would like for you to take a different look at your j...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=181/6/2010 3:03:50 PMCraig PierceSo why would anyone BIM, or Building Information Modeling?  Unless you are doing a power plant or so...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=171/5/2010 3:28:49 PMCraig PierceWell 2010 is finally here.  It couldn't come quick enough with the difficulty and challenges we all ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=161/4/2010 3:51:16 PMCraig PierceAs one of the most dangerous industries on the planet, construction focuses significantly on safety....http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1512/30/2009 4:58:24 PMCraig PierceSo we went through all of the steps of producing a good business plan for 2010, now what?  First let...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1412/29/2009 9:50:36 PMCraig PierceWell, we are almost done.  We have now compiled all of our revenue and gross margin amounts for our ...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1312/27/2009 3:10:00 PMCraig PierceIn Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at projecting the flow work and the backlog, now to get a total pict...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1212/19/2009 4:29:08 PMCraig PierceIn Part 1, we talked about how to start coming up with a realistic look at 2010 by looking at your c...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1112/11/2009 1:53:23 PMCraig PierceAs 2009 closes, most of us are in the process of deciding what we think about 2010.  If you have don...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=1012/9/2009 7:05:54 AMCraig PierceIn the previous part to this series, I made the claim that customers look towards the subcontractors...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=912/3/2009 4:55:23 PMCraig PierceBuilding Information Modeling (or BIM) is all the rage in today's commercial and industrial construc...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=811/30/2009 11:29:58 PMCraig PierceIf you read the first part of this series, you have looked at the photo of two boats and hopefully g...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=711/30/2009 12:36:07 AMCraig PierceAs subcontractors, especially during tough economic times, sales is a tougher and tougher battle.  I...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=611/24/2009 4:33:50 PMCraig PierceBy now most of us have seen the change order and contract boat image that has been circulating aroun...http://www.constructionmonkey.com/collaboration/Post.aspx?ID=511/20/2009 8:08:28 PM