Measuring Productivity Does Not Improve Productivity

Measuring Productivity Does Not Improve Productivity

By: Mark McKenzie on 8/3/20 14:49

A few years back, McKinsey & Company released The construction productivity imperative, an article focused on productivity and cost-related challenges the construction industry ...
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COVID-19 Controlling What We Can

COVID-19: Controlling What We Can

By: Mark McKenzie on 4/6/20 13:50

In dealing with COVID-19 and the associated economic impacts, first and foremost, it is critical to take measures to mitigate the spread of this infectious virus to construction ...
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Project Controls in Heaven

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/1/19 12:00

Having alignment between engineering deliverables, the construction estimate, the project master schedule and the job cost system, I think most of us would agree, sounds like ...
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What is Pull Planning?

By: Mark McKenzie on 8/12/19 8:00

The term pull planning is being used more and more in construction planning and scheduling. Where did the term originate from? What does it mean exactly? What does pull planning ...
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Daily Reports a Waste of Time?

By: Mark McKenzie on 12/3/18 13:54

Contractors often require their frontline supervisors to complete a “Daily Foreman’s Report”. This daily report may be used for billing purposes for reimbursable work, whereas for ...
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Construction Frontline Development – Getting the right tools in their tool box

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/15/18 11:38

We often hear from contractors, “your frontline supervisor training looks great, but we can’t afford to take our supervisors off the job right now, we’re too busy.” We understand. ...
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