Alliance Communications Efficiency
Although alliance systems can lead to great cost and time savings, it is important to pay particular attention to internal communications and authorisation systems. It can take a lot longer …
Communication
Prepare for Workshops and Presentations
When running or coordinating a workshop or a presentation, make sure you have a printout of all the presentation so you can easily track where the presenter is up to. …
Neat Writing
Encourage and discipline your team members to use neat writing when making notes on drawings or things which others must read or refer to. Messy or illegible writing slows the …
Make Good Use of Calendar Time Scheduling
Microsoft Outlook or similar programs allow you to send meeting requests to people. This is a quick and effective way for meetings to be set without wasting time calling around …
Don’t Email Messages to All
Although this is an organisation issue, not just a project issue, it is important to make sure your team does not send messages to all for something that is specific …
Confirm Meetings
If you (or others) are to travel for meetings, confirm that they have been scheduled. Projects with committees or bureaucracy may overlook setting the times or places and informing everyone …
Estimating Design Time
Get to know the usual time schedules for producing plans, drawings, and designs in your organisation. Estimates may be 2 weeks but people with experience in the organisation may know …
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 …
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 …
What Does the Client Really Want
Make sure you know what the client really wants. You are working for them as a means to an end. Make sure you know what this end result is supposed …