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Leveraging construction project management software to improve capital construction projects and other industry insights
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 12:00pm
At e-Builder, I constantly ask our team to (1) get out in the field more; (2) call customers and listen more; and (3) study our customers and how they do business more. This goes back to a “formula for success” someone once shared with me. I asked this person, “how did you become so successful in...
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 12:30pm
How long does it take you to have visibility?
When was the last time that you needed a report to get a status (cost/schedule) update on a project, or a portfolio of projects?
Or when was the last time someone asked you for information for a report?
If you are not using a cloud-based system to...
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 2:30pm
Auditors – what’s their problem? Always requesting tons of information to validate processes, controls, risks, compliance – and that’s just on the capital construction side. As if these requests weren’t troublesome enough, they expect this information within a couple of hours – really?
Based on...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 2:45pm
Does this sound familiar to your organization?
A large non-profit hospital system comprised of multiple prominent hospitals was looking for a way to improve their change order management. Project Managers at the hospital system had been tracking change order requests in Excel, without a consistent...
Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 9:15am
Over the summer, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received a significant amount of funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that will help the DOT bring transportation options to Americans, and ensure the utmost safety standards. The FTA’s State of Good Repair and Bus...
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 3:15pm
Meeting minutes – we all know why we need them. Memories are unreliable. Action items get forgotten. Months from now, when the auditors ask for the documentation supporting the decisions made, you’re left scrambling to find, consolidate and deliver that documentation. This is why we take meeting...
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 6:30pm
It seems like every week that I read something new in the Sun Sentinel, the South Florida local newspaper, about the challenges around school construction in Broward County. As teachers and staff are laid off and school programs like physical education, art and music are cut, the growing...
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:15am
This is Part 3 of 5 in a series of posts that will provide practical information for facility owners looking to explore Building Information Modeling as part of their project delivery strategy. These posts will provide some background on what types of owners/industries are using BIM, some of the...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 10:30am
Ventura County Public Works is working towards building an eco-friendly and efficient living environment for the residents of Ventura, California. Highlighted in this month’s issue of Business Review USA, e-Builder client, County of Ventura is operating on a budget of $390 million and upwards for...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:45am
Here are the main take-away points from our 5-part series on Building Information Modeling.
Many owners are leveraging BIM to design better facilities, but not every owner understands how to use this technology in order to gain value from it.
Using BIM can actually increase risk for owners if it...
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