Where are your projects falling behind and how far can you catch up?

Nearly half of all active work is behind schedule in a typical week. Nearly three-quarters of construction activities miss their planned start date. The typical construction activity finishes 5.3 weeks late. These insights are drawn from the first detailed report from Buildots Intelligence Labs, which lays bare the industry's project planning and productivity issues. The post Where are your projects falling behind and how far can you catch up? appeared first on Construction Management.

National Grid completes 2.2km tunnel breakthrough 49 days ahead of schedule

The breakthrough of a 2.2km cable tunnel beneath the River Thames, which is part of National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade Grain to Tilbury Project, has been completed 49 days ahead of schedule. The post National Grid completes 2.2km tunnel breakthrough 49 days ahead of schedule appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

AOM Water/Environment: RiverRenew Tunnel System Project

Completed at budget and on schedule despite an aggressive time schedule and pandemic-related cost increases, the complex project eliminates long-standing combined sewer overflow issues

Gilbane, Marvel complete $128M sustainable NYC job

The team delivered the job $10 million under budget and two years ahead of schedule, which an NYC construction commissioner said demonstrates another “feather in the cap” for design-build.

Brooklyn community centre opens two years early and under budget

The Brownsville Multi-Service Center, a four-floor, 60,000-sq-ft community space in Brooklyn, New York, has been delivered two years ahead of schedule and $10m under budget. The $180m development contains 10… The post Brooklyn community centre opens two years early and under budget appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Moving Ahead December 2015: Crossrail’s quarterly update

the fitting out of cross rails tunnels is well underway. These works form the latest part of our Crossrail project schedule and they involve the installation of track, railway systems and power all of which will transform Crossrail’s tunnels into an operational railway. More than five kilometres of track has already been installed.

McKinsey & Company - Project delivery hubs: Analytics for better megaproject outcomes, Aug 2021

By providing tailored project-delivery intelligence to decision makers, an analytics hub can reduce risk and increase the odds of successful completion McKinsey look at a multibillion-dollar oil & gas megaproject where a data-enabled, analytics-based project delivery hub (PDH) can help owners and delivery teams objectively develop perspectives on project risks and reveal opportunities to improve project performance or accelerate delivery, or both

Overcoming risks through shared vision, commitment and collaboration - A case study published by Graham of Vancouver

Development expertise, financial acumen, local experience and technical knowledge all are important criteria in a real estate developer’s evaluation of potential development partners. But to Kyle Weeks, the true essence – the key element that determines success and helps overcome challenges – is finding a partnership group whose people think the same way, who truly share the vision and who sincerely align their interests for the long-term.

Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Construction Performance by Trade and Level for High‐Rise Towers by Bassam Samman

For those involved in the construction of high rise‐towers, they usually like to have an easy to understand report that shows the overall project performance in a single page. Of course, by doing so, they want to sacrifice the quality and trust worthiness

Is your Tender Programme/Schedule longer now prior to Contract agreement due to productivity reduction?