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How Procurement Delays Hold Up Project Completion
In this post, I will attempt to throw light on the Procurement Phase in EPC Projects, specifically, the challenges and limitations that can affect this phase and potentially delay project completion. Procurement carries more than…
- 17 Jun 2022
Common Causes of Budget Overruns in Construction Projects
Overshooting the project budget is every construction company’s nightmare but sadly not an uncommon one. In this post I will explore why projects so frequently go over budget. First, the most obvious bottleneck – Design….
- 13 Jun 2022
Construction Project Closeout – The Comprehensive Guide
Imagine this scenario: a contractor completed a large infrastructure project despite the hurdles of the pandemic and is only 4 months behind schedule. (In construction time that’s not late, it’s practically on-the-dot.) All costs have…
- 25 May 2022
Forecast Air Pollution Due to Construction Using Machine Learning Concept
The dorsum of every economy is based on its infrastructure upgrowth. But construction sites generate high levels of pollution and this can cause unpredictable and unbalancing issues over a long period of time. As per…
- 18 May 2022
Construction Project Management Guide: What is Contract Monitoring in Construction Projects?
We all know that a contract is an agreement between two or more parties that lays out goals & commitments, budget & schedules, materials & techniques, contingency and conflict management plans (ie what happens if…
- 10 May 2022
Free up your Phone Gallery: A guide for Construction Project Managers
Are you a Project Manager? If so I’ll bet your phone is filled with photographs and updates from your construction site. Or sites. That is the reality today. We’re all suffering from information overload! The…
- 11 Apr 2022
Why Doing Pre-qualification Through Email Is Tedious: Things You Should Know
When preparing a procurement schedule, you need to consider a timeline for each task under procurement. But does that ever go according to plan? In my experience of doing procurement, the actual completion date usually…
- 05 Apr 2022
EPC Equipment Supplier Guide: To chase or be chased by your clients
Challenges If you’re a supplier of custom-designed equipment to EPC Contractors, chances are you’re constantly stressed about how to deliver to your clients on schedule despite multiple design revisions and late change requests. Plus, you’re…
- 15 Mar 2022
People management for engineering organizations in post-covid times: Part 2/2
One big concern companies have when it comes to teams working remotely is the monitoring of key performance indicators. Yes, you could co-locate and work together and so on, all that is great, but there…
- 19 Jan 2022
People management for engineering organizations in COVID times: Part 1/2
With the world getting back to normalcy and companies cautiously reopening, we’re seeing employees either coming back to office or continuing with WFH, or hybrid option. But how are engineering organizations dealing with the WFH…
- 06 Jan 2022
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