Allow Costs for Safety in Design (SID) Compliance
You must allow time and budget to do safety in design. This will reduce the structure’s safety risk and your, your designer and your companies legal risk.
Documentation
Single Source of Data
It is best to have a single source of data in your storage system for all information on a project. It should be easy to use, accessible to all staff, and remove the need for storing documents or information all over the place.
Verification Systems (Quality Assurance)
Ensure your company and your project have good, easy to use verification systems (Quality Assurance) in place to ensure that your project delivers to the quality expected by your company and by the client.
You Need a Good Suppliers List
Save time and money with a well organised list of suppliers and contractors that can be contacted for work to help deliver your project.
Check Your Authority
Avoid problems later by checking early in the project who is responsible for what aspect of the project and who has authority to approve what. Document this.
Meeting Your Forecast Budget Spend Rate
Problem: Some projects have budget allocated to them, rather than being funded by a purchase order or contract or similar. This is particularly the case with internal projects or government …
Notify Your Client of Project Delays
Delays on projects are very common. Record the reasons for all project delays. Notify your client of delays in the project schedule as soon as possible, whether the delay is the clients fault or not.
Make Clear Definitions
Make your project definitions and acronym meanings very clear. Put them in an easy to find and easily accessible location for the project team.
Evidence for Late Completion
Problem: If not properly managed, some projects you are managing will end up being completed late. Even though there may be legitimate reasons for this, it is your responsibility as …
Confirm Details of Verbal Conversations
Problem: Verbal conversations don’t leave a paper trail for evidence of the topic of discussion or agreement. I have often found that a verbal conversation (by phone or in person) …