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Project Controls in Heaven

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/01/19 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 08/12/19 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 ...
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Daily Reports a Waste of Time?

By: Mark McKenzie on 12/03/18 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 ...
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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 ...
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Advanced Work Packaging as a Construction Best Practice

By: Mark McKenzie on 09/14/18 15:20

Intro to AWP  In August of 2015, the Construction Industry Institute (CII) announced that Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), as a result of the analysis done by CII Research Team ...
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Wage Theft Investigations and Citations in the Construction Industry

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/16/17 14:28

This month we share some cautionary tales for employers in the construction industry. During the past several months the California Labor Commissioner has cited or filed suit ...
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