Cover your project risks

Make sure to consider and allow for project commercial risks: Protect yourself with insurance Make risk plans (for specific risks) Evaluate possible risks (rate them) Work out likely percentages (probabilities) …

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Overtime

Don’t count on overtime for yourself or for your team. The project should be managed to avoid needing overtime. Overtime costs more, is less efficient, increases safety risks, and tires …

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Who is Responsible

Make sure your team knows who is responsible for what work. People who need to know are: Team members Project manager Organization Management If people don’t know, then they communicate …

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Allow for Rework and Failure

Allow for rework and failure in budget costs and time. In my opinion, you should allow 3-5% of the total project value to cover this. This will vary based on …

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Lay Down Area

Plan your lay down area for delivery and storage of equipment. You may have a marked “area” supplied by the client but you should mark on the ground exactly where …

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Closedowns over large holidays

Remember to allow for close-downs over Christmas. Many fabrication companies, suppliers, fabricators etc have 2 weeks close-down around Christmas. For planning a long project you might need to allow a …

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Templates for your WBS

Use a template for your work breakdown structure Before starting on your WBS, check if your organization has a template for the WBS for similar types of projects. If no …

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Filter Emails

If you get lots of emails (particularly ones that you are copied on) then it may be worth considering setting some email filters to sort emails to certain folders (design, …

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