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
Overcoming Complexity Seminar
In this Edition:
- Overcoming Complexity Seminar
- MEET 2010 Seminar
- ASHRAE Annual Meeting
- Water Treatment
- Addressing Green Building Risk
- Insuring Continuity of Supply
Complexity & Program Management
In this edition:
- MDC Newsflash
- Installing a Solar Panel on Residential House
- Complexity & Program Management
- When Green Goes Away