Project Failure

Project failure is generally associated with one or more of the following three: Cost Schedule Client satisfaction Particularly, an unhappy client or an unhappy team will mean your company suffers …

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Manage Client Expectations

Make sure the contract reflects the client’s expectations. If you find differences early in the project you should tell the client. If you find them late in the project, you …

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Get To Know Your Clients

Get to know your client contact more personally, not just their project specific details. Find out their interests, other projects they are working on etc. Possibly send them useful information, …

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Clients Funding

Check the funding sources of your clients. Especially local council clients who rely on funding that often changes.

Check Geotechnical Reports

Check and confirm geotechnical reports that are supplied to you in a contract. The client may supply reports that are old or inaccurate. Specify in the contract that you are …

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Eliminate Unnecessary Features

Eliminating unnecessary features in design will give the largest savings in a project. If your client wants costs cut, look for the most costly features (in design cost and construction …

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Learn to Say No

You must learn to say no to some requests from clients If change requests from the client will make the design unsafe or unusable, you should refuse to change it. …

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Using the Word “Float”

Using the Word Float It is a good idea to avoid using the word “float” in a schedule or cost report to a client. Instead you could use phrases such …

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Outdated Specifications

If a specification is older than 5 years, it is probably outdated or inaccurate. If you are reusing specifications from old projects or tenders, make sure you check that the …

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Keep the Client Up to Date

Even if there is nothing to report to the client, report regularly to a schedule. This gives the client a current report for their internal systems and means they are …

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