Project Management
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 5
In the last session we examined contracts that are applicable when the scope of work is clearly defined and risks reduced. I continue our discourse of Engineering and Construction Contract Primer by discussing contracts that are applicable when the project or scope of work is not clearly defined. We begin with Time and Materials (T&M)…
Read MoreENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 4
In the discussion last week I stated that although there are many sources of project risks, the greatest of them, and one that has the greatest influence on contract type is project definition – how clearly the scope of work is defined. Thus, scope of work definition is a key element in the selection of…
Read MoreENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 3
Part 1 of this series offered brief insights into the basics of Engineering and Construction contracts. Part 2 underscored the need for every project key personnel to read and understand the scope of the contract as well as the terms and conditions, especially payment terms. In this piece I intend to discuss contracts as a…
Read MoreENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 2
In this second part of our series on Engineering and Construction Contract Primer I intend to further emphasize the need for all project key personnel to be thoroughly familiar with and understand the contract. I will illustrate this with an actual example. Sometime ago I worked with a western colleague, a construction superintendent. I will…
Read MoreENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 1
In this series of essays on Engineering and Construction Contract Primer I intend to discuss the basics of Engineering and Construction contracts. I hope they will help those who are new to project and construction management, and possibly provide fresh insights to experienced project professionals. If you are new to project management, then this is…
Read More737 MAX 8 AND THE DEFINITION OF PROJECT SUCCESS
I have been a staunch advocate of separation of project success from business success – the success of the product or deliverable of the project. I’ve taken that position because many other factors, beyond the control of the project team, may determine business success. Nevertheless, I think that the project management community needs to seriously…
Read MoreHOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS FOR 2019
If you are like me or like most people, you would have set your goals for 2019. It could be the usual New Year Resolution or a more formal goal-setting process. Statistics show that while most people set goals at the turn of every year, only about 8% achieve their goals. Most abandon them somewhere…
Read MoreSTRATEGY FOR EFFECTIVE DELEGATION
Organizations, in their bid to improve performance, increase efficiency and retain their position in the marketplace, have often dumped more and more responsibilities on already overloaded employees. In some cases, restructuring has resulted in one employee having to take on responsibilities previously performed by two or three. Consequently, some have been stretched to the limits,…
Read MoreIS MULTITASKING KILLING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY?
The idea that multitasking is the enemy of productivity will come to many as a surprise, if not shock. I still remember the look on the face of my young friend when I stated, in the course of facilitating a discussion on Listening, that multitasking reduces productivity. He was shocked! A story is told in…
Read MoreHOW TO CONDUCT PROJECT HEALTH CHECK
How is your project doing? Is it in good health? Do you know how to conduct schedule health check? Do you know how to uncover potential project problems before they become real problems?
Baseline Execution Index is a simple and easy way of checking where your project is today, where it is headed, and when it is likely to end, if nothing changes. This allows the project manager the time to take required action to bring the project back on track.
