News tagged project-manager
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Why Some of the Best Construction Talent Is Leaving the Industry for Good
For years, the construction industry has spoken about skills shortages, labour gaps and the urgent need to attract new people. But there is another issue happening quietly in the background, one that many businesses still fail to confront honestly. Some of the best talent already inside the industry is choosing to leave, and in many cases, leave for good.
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Would Construction Be Better Without Middle Management?
It is the kind of question that gets people talking instantly. Mention middle management in any industry and opinions usually come fast. Some see it as essential structure. Others see it as unnecessary layers, endless meetings and people passing information around without adding real value. In construction, where speed, clarity and accountability matter every day, the debate feels even sharper.
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One to Watch: Isabel Armer, AstraZeneca
Apprentice project manager, AstraZeneca, Campus Project Solutions. Macclesfield Infrastructure Development The post One to Watch: Isabel Armer, AstraZeneca appeared first on Construction Management.
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One to Watch: Jack Middleton, project manager, TSA Riley
What made you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? I fell into the construction industry, initially beginning in an administrative role, with a subcontractor specialising… The post One to Watch: Jack Middleton, project manager, TSA Riley appeared first on Construction Management.
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The Ego Factor: How Personalities Shape Project Outcomes
When you talk to people about what makes or breaks a construction project, technical ability and planning always get mentioned. But speak with enough professionals and it quickly becomes clear that personalities play an equally powerful role. How people act, how they communicate, and yes, how much ego they bring into tight spaces and critical decisions can influence outcomes in ways that blueprints, budgets, and programmes never could.
Resources tagged project-manager
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Metroun - Key Construction Professionals, 23122020
A construction project requires a lot of individuals with key skill sets in order to run smoothly and deliver the project on time and within budget. This video takes a look at those key professionals and provides a brief explanation of the day-to-day tasks each of them are responsible for
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Capricious Learning - The Business Case, 14072019
This video we look at the Business Case, and why it is a vital starting point for projects
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Capricious Learning - Project Roles, 05072019
This video looks at the roles, individuals and groups play in the project context. The Who-Does-What of projects, and how they interact with each other
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Capricious Learning - Principles of Project Management, 20062019
Based on the APM Project Management methodology, this video looks at defining what a project is, and what we mean by Project Management. Included (as supplementary information) is an example question for the APM PMQ Exam
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Beale & company Webinar - Construction Law Update - NEC3 ECC - Part 2, 02112016
Following the overview of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) in their webinar on 12 April 2016, Beale & Company now look in more detail at the following topics which are of perennial interest: - compensation events, including guidance on how to avoid pitfalls in the mechanisms for their notification and assessment; and - the role of the Project Manager, both in relation to compensation events and more generally
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