A successful business is not necessarily the one with the most creative ideas. It is the company that has cultures that encourage and reward its constituents. As the old saying goes, “Change is inevitable”. As with construction projects, the most appropriate statement...

First and foremost, to fully understand the concepts and principles of construction management, it would be appropriate to define the term “project”. Project is a unique endeavor with an aim to produce a set of deliverables within a clearly specified time, cost and...

Good construction scheduling eliminates problems brought about by production bottlenecks, facilitates the appropriate procurement of needed materials and ensures completion of the project on time.

The construction phase or design phase is considered as the period in which the contractor or builder takes full control of the overall construction plan and how to carry out its patchwork. This phase is central to the success of the entire project. This is where the...

A construction project is a complex project as it comes in layers that involve a lot of processes, from that of the actual design and construction to that of dealing with uncertainties, legalities, and people. To simplify the phases from all the complexity, here are...

For you to understand the anatomy of a construction project, this article will walk you through the must-know basis, as well as the essential principles of budgeting, finance, organization, scheduling, conflict, and legal issues.

There are two types of challenges that the construction manager encounters. The most basic and obvious one, as per category, is the technical aspect of constructions and management, design, resources, biddings, and unpredictable circumstances. The most difficult...

Starting Up If you want to be a construction manager, first of all, you need to understand construction. Start on site, and understand the process from the ground up. I think that this should be a given, for although your theories might feel spot on, there is still...

Let us keep this as open to interpretation and conversation as possible. This is, after all, a blog of “real-life insights”. The following will be the principles of construction management that we shall dig through in perspectives: Conception Before everything can...