Order More than Required

When ordering lots of smaller items (e.g. 50 x 40mm PVC ball valves) it is a good idea to order 5 to 10 percent more than required. This allows for …

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Graffiti Problems

If your project site has potential graffiti problems (or has problems) consider hiring some street artists to paint murals on those walls with graffiti problems. When painted well, graffiti is …

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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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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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Timesheet Cost Codes

Timesheet cost codes - clock display

Timesheet cost codes for staff are very important. Clarify with all project team members what cost codes they should book their time to.

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Reliable Network

Good reliable internal and external network connections are important. As an organisation, project office or program office, it is important that both internal and external networks work well. It costs …

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Authorization System

Get your organisation to implement an electronic authorization system. This is where each person that must regularly sign paperwork can instead authorize documents in electronic form. This will reduce the …

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Early Change is Best

Change is easier and cheaper to make at the start of a project than later on. The later a change is made on a project, the more expensive it becomes. …

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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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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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