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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

Job Order Contracting

The real area of befuddlement is why real property owners have not changed the decades old legacy of rampant economic and environmental waste plaguing the AECCO sector (AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). International Journal of Project Management Belout, A., & Gauvreau, C. 1999). (1999).

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Zweig Group’s 2024 Rising Stars In the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

The 2024 Class of Rising Stars in the AEC Industry Jeremy Mano Architect/Project Manager ARRIVE Architecture Group Bedford, TX Jeremy Mano is a bright architectural professional who stands out not only for his innovative designs but also for his commitment to teaching, research, public service, leadership, and exemplary time management.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The net result is that without verifiable, current, and local detailed cost data, contracting offices and facilities sustainment and/or management teams are at a significant disadvantage. GAO, Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs, GAO-09-3SP (Washington, D.C.:

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

Zero credible cost visibility and inability to enable cost management… another instance of Government attempt to compete with the private sector and lack of capable and continuous accountable leadership. DoD hasn’t achieved a clean audit since independent audits were initiated in 2017. dams and levees), and shorefront assets.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

First and foremost is important to understand that all projects are exercises in managing change. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. Senior management failure is the #1 cause of poor project outcomes. Edwards Demming.

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Young guns ready to take the industry head on

Roads Online

Taylor, who is the Operations Manager, and Courtney, who is in Administration and Machinery Operation, both started straight out of high school – albeit a few years apart – and they haven’t looked back. “I Courtney Speranza, Administration and Machinery Operation and her sister Taylor, Operations Manager, at Central Asphalt Group (L-R).

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Construction Cost Estimating Trends – 2014 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Advanced web centric cost data management, sharing, and data reuse. reinventing the wheel or recreating mistakes).