Why you Should Have a Single Contact Person in Tender Requests and Offers
Ensure your request for offer and also your offer documents list a single contact person for contacting for further details or clarifications.
Hold Points
Set hold points for your projects, in the scope documents, specifications and especially on the drawings. Enforce inspection of these hold points, to ensure the scope and quality requirements are met.
Why Good Project Management Software is a Better Project Forecasting Tool than a Spreadsheet
A good project management software is far better than managing projects with spreadsheets. It will save you time and stress and our project should run more smoothly, cost less money, and meet schedule more reliably.
Save Project Time – Use Full Names on Project Records
Meeting attendance and project document approval records are important. Ensure you get the full name (not just initials) on project records. This will help you identify those people later and will save time when trying to get further information from them.
How to Ensure Your Client Gets the Project Status Reports They Want
At the start of your project, ensure you ask the client what kind of reports they want. Automate or standardise your client reports if possible. Ask the right questions to get the best results for you and for the client.
Why Restricted Access to Project Information Slows Your Project
Restricted access to project information, documents and data can cause a significant increase in project cost and schedule. Ensure all your project team has access to the information and data they need.
Why You Should Get Rid of Multiple Timesheets
Multiple timesheets waste project staff time and project management time. Automate the transfer of timesheet data wherever possible, to save time, costs and increase staff satisfaction.
Manage with Contracts for Project Success
Manage with contracts to improve your project success. Define scope and roles clearly. Putting a lot of the project work out to contract is one way, with the benefit of being able to control the schedule and cost by applying contract terms. Or contract internally.
Why You Should Put Proper Project Procedures in Place, and Make Them Easy to Find
Good, clear, easy to follow procedures should be put in place for all aspects of your project. Make these easy to find. Make a summary page for the team to save time and cost.
Check Standards for Pipes
Check the standards you are supposed to adhere to in your project for the pipes. Remember that imported equipment might come with different flange drilling than what your pipe flanges …