Tag: best practices

Industry Watch – Design Errors – Why You Should Expect Them and How Owners Can Manage Imperfect Design.

80% of Owners surveyed expect future projects to have change orders resulting from design mistakes

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Best practices -Negotiations – How A Shoe Shine Helped Remind Me About Fundamental Principles of Negotiations and Good Business.

The business lessons I got from Joseph will stay with me much longer.

Best Practices – Lien Waivers – How You Could Lose Your Home Without One.

A lien is a legal document that imparts ownership onto a third party until a specific debt is paid.

Best Practices – Payment Management – How You Can Manage Construction Payments to Minimize Exposure and Risk.

In other words, they made payments to the contractor without knowing what these payments were for.

Best Practices – Uncommon Guidance – How to Stand Out from Your Peers and Win More Contracts.

The very best companies…are the ones with a focus on innovation.

ProcureCon Facilities 2019 – What Will We Share At This Year’s Conference?

ProcureCon Facilities is the only procurement conference dedicated to facilities services.  This year they have a jam-packed agenda.

IBM – Infographics – How to Source Extruded Aluminum Storefront Systems.

At IBM Procurement Services (IPS) we provide procurement consulting services to a variety of Clients.

Best Practices – Supply Chain Integrity – How to Avoid Spending Your Time Fighting Fires.

Create a pool of suppliers that cover the broad spectrum of services.

Best Practices – Cost Levers – How to Reduce Cost in Construction?

When we consider how to save costs in construction, we are essentially trying to avoid paying extra costs.

Industry Watch – AIA Contracts – Why You May Not Be Able to Close Your Contracts This November.

This latest 2017 edition of the AIA Contract Documents is the sixteenth edition of these documents.

Industry Watch – Alliance Arrangement Models – What are They and How Do They Work

A unique method of creating a legal entity that falls short of forming a Joint-Venture (JV) yet goes further than typical construction agreements.

Best Practices – How Misalignments in Culture and Messaging May be Hurting Your Organization.

When corporate messaging isn’t aligned with corporate culture, organizations fail and often the root cause is never uncovered.