Design–Build In Name Only
Owners and Contractors should ask the following questions and carefully consider the answers before identifying a new project as Design-Build. It seems that almost every undertaking is now labeled as Design–Build.
The Benefits of CPM Scheduling
What is the purpose of critical path method (CPM) scheduling and how is it useful for construction projects? Though CPM scheduling is widely used, many project managers choose to work and supervise without it. Why should you adopt CPM software on your next project? These are the advantages that CPM schedule consultants can offer you. How will CPM make your project run more smoothly and according to your projections?
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
The Importance of Systems Thinking and Integration in Project Delivery
Recently the global marketplace has been buffeted about by news of the recall of children’s toys by several major manufacturers and by the collapse of the subprime lending market including its investment derivatives and related impacts on credit and capital markets worldwide. These items might seem completely unrelated to each other, not your typical project management or construction topic. Try this; think about each scenario as a portrait of a system and consider the impact on a project if the system components are misaligned.
Risk Management – Restarting the Construction Project (COVID-19)
By Robert C. McCue, P.E., and Michelle N. Delehanty, P.E. Consulting Engineers The current COVID-19 shutdowns of construction projects across multiple industries all over the world are unprecedented. The plans to begin construction work again will be riddled with...
Risk Management – Is the Coronavirus the Latest Black Swan Event?
The Coronavirus puts new emphasis on the evolving complexity of risks that must be balanced in the design and construction industries. The most unpredictable facet of construction risk management is the effects of unstable just-in-time supply chains. We are aware...
Complexity: The Fifth Dimension of Project Management
Complexity: The Fifth Dimension of Project Management Advisor Vol. 70 by Robert C. McCue, P.E. MDC Systems® Consulting Engineer MDCSystems® has been providing Forensic Project Management (FPM®) services for over forty years for industrial, transportation and...
Design Build in Name Only
Where is the critical path? This is one of the questions most often asked concerning schedule analysis. For some types of projects it is easy to anticipate where the critical path should be; for instance in high-rise building construction, the critical path is most likely to be: excavation, foundation, structure, weather enclosure (building envelope), MEP, finish activities.
Understanding and Surviving Project Complexity
In this edition:
- Understanding and Surviving Project Complexity
- MDC Systems® Attends the ABA Construction Forum’s Annual Conference, Boca Raton, FL
Complexity: The Fifth Dimension of Project Management
In this edition:
- Complexity: The Fifth Dimension of Project Management
- Home Office Overhead (HOOH)
- ASHRAE 2011 Winter Conference
Complexity: A Transient Condition Precedent to Project Failure
In this edition:
- Complexity: A Transient Condition Precedent to Project Failure
- Building Envelope Investigations
- “No Damage for Delay” Clauses