Regular Projects Review Meetings

Your company should have regular projects review meetings. This should include all the head project managers, production managers, installation managers, purchasing manager, tender manager, etc. The aim of this meeting …

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Tight Schedules

Bid teams / tender teams often bid for projects that the company can’t do. They will make a schedule that is too tight, or have milestones that are impossible to …

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Risk Activities

Put risk activities in your schedule (plan). Your client is more likely to accept allowances for risk if you can show how it is worked out, how long it is …

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Where Are Those Documents?

Make sure every document you create has the file path and file name in the header or footer. This will mean that all printouts will show where the file was …

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Is It Contaminated?

Check if “unsuitable” soil/fill is really contaminated. It might me that it was just wet or not compact-able. It may not be contaminated. Avoid paying for removal of “contaminated” material …

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Too good is not good

If everything on a project is going well, take the time to look for things that have been overlooked. Going too well may mean something is wrong.

Good Document System

If you have control of the system at the start of a project, make sure the project (or even at the program level, project office level, or company level) uses …

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Keep up with your contacts.

Keep track of and in contact with colleagues, former colleagues, industry contacts, old friends in similar or related industries, clients, former clients, uni friends, etc. This can help getting introductions, …

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Know Roles and Job Descriptions

Make sure your team members know their roles, job description, and what they should be working on. You as the project manager or line manager should define and clarify the …

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Training Certificates

Get certificates that are required for your job. This will save you time, and enable your company to place you on projects immediately if you are selected (without having to …

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