Well I finally bit the bullet and decided to go solo. I have always relished the idea of working for myself and now I am
Tag: Project management
Zero Overheads
Simple premise – reduce overheads, become more competitive, then win more work. So what overheads does a construction company essentially need. Perhaps if the projects
Oh No, they have brought in a Quantity Surveyor
Builders hire external quantity surveyors only as a last resort. Usually after months of trying to convince themselves that the project bottom line will improve,
The jungle is dense and the river is deep
This little gem of advice was given to me some years back up in the farthest reaches of Kalimantan (Borneo as we used to call
Project Success or Armageddon
Ok we all know about KPIs, LTIs, positive/negative cashflows, WIP, cost reports etc etc. We have dashboards on our laptops spitting out critical data regarding
The Dog and the Tail
There is an old expression: something about the tail wagging the dog, the gist being the person who should be in control is in fact
