Higher Scores Aren’t Always Better: Percent Planned Complete (PPC) Example
Joseph Irby
February 4, 2024
Construction is full of competitive personalities - more is always better. This is not always the case, and you must be careful when setting targets that your goals don't have unintended consequences. Percent Planned Complete (PPC) is a perfect example.
lean construction
TOOL: Effective Scoreboards & Scorecards Outline
Joseph Irby
February 4, 2024
One-page summary that can be used with your team to align them around the why, what, and how of effective scoreboards and scorecards. Next steps include worksheets to inventory and evaluate your current state of scorekeeping and designing the future.
metrics
Scoreboards & Scorecards: Talent Development + Business Results
Joseph Irby
February 3, 2024
Once someone understands the basics of the task to be done, nothing will improve performance faster than actionable and timely feedback. People align around common scoreboards (think sports) while more detailed scorecards guide decisions and development.
16 Reasons for Scoreboard and Scorecard Failure
Joseph Irby
February 3, 2024
Keeping score is foundational for success in construction, sports, and many aspects of life. Too frequently, scorekeeping fails to deliver improved results. Here are the 16 reasons why from the changes required by growth through systems and management.
metrics
8 Factors in Winning at the RFP Stage for CMAR Projects
Ed Prendergast
January 28, 2024
After developing the opportunity, the Request for Proposal (RFP) is the first gate you have to get through to win a CM @ Risk project. Scoring is different from each project owner but there are eight major factors.
CMAR
The BizDev Middle-Game: Opportunity Go or No-Go?
Ed Prendergast
January 28, 2024
Saying 'NO' when you don't have a material competitive advantage, when there is a misalignment with your strategy, or when you don't have the capacity is one of the most valuable decisions construction business leaders make.
business management CMAR
The Process of Winning CMAR Projects
Ed Prendergast
January 28, 2024
Everything you do is a process to be managed rigorously. Winning CM @ Risk projects is no different.
business development business management CMAR
Management Systems - 10 Principles for Effectiveness
D. Brown Management
January 21, 2024
Management systems are the glue that connects a contactor's strategies, plans, projects, people, and resources together to make progress toward its vision. Management systems are the foundation for growth and must evolve as conditions change.
management
Rubber Ducks for Planning and Troubleshooting Effectively
D. Brown Management
January 21, 2024
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein Wisdom that is as applicable to physics as it is to being a Foreman, Project Manager, or Owner of a construction company.
communication leadership management
Unicorns and the Growing Contractor
D. Brown Management
January 21, 2024
If you are having consistent difficulty finding the right person for a role, you may be looking for a unicorn. Requiring unicorns to grow is a bad plan. If you do find a unicorn, just ask them where the pot of gold is and forget about construction!
Organizational Development talent