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2020 Challenges and Trends in Construction

Epicflow Blog

Construction is one of the industries that don’t follow emerging innovative trends too quickly and enthusiastically but anyway it doesn’t ignore many of them to improve its state. So, let’s take a look at the challenges and trends construction is facing this year, and check out if it’s ready for them.

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Modularized megaprojects: Failure of Conventional Approaches (Part 1)

Inloox

Just two years after construction began on the 500,000 m² complex, the grand opening was to be the starting point for mass production of batteries. After the start of construction in 2014, the Gigafactory was opened in 2016, and the planned costs were met. This high-tech factory now produces batteries for the car manufacturer.

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How Options Give You Confidence At Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I spoke at an event for women in construction management and I was a bit put on the spot when they asked me to share a tip that had helped me most in my career. So, for the women of Taylor Woodrow’s construction and projects teams, I say this: I’m sorry I didn’t think on my feet fast enough to tell you this story.

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Understanding Agile

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager working in an agile environment your focus should not only be on monitoring the overall progress of the project but also on providing all team members with constructive feedback. A version of this article first appeared in 2016. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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Course Review: MS Project 2016 Live Lessons–Concise Course with Precise Information and Effective Learning

Management Yogi

After I graduated in Engineering, I started and continued my career in construction industry and maintenance works. By Gowri Shankar SWhy this Course?After After getting experience in this field, I felt I was lagging in planning of work activities in a proper way due to working manually and missing my deadlines in some situations.

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How to Deal with Challenging Situations Involving Stakeholders

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A ‘difficult stakeholder’ is a complex construct rooted either in the project environment or stakeholder characteristics. She worked for nearly 10 years in the industry before joining academia in 2016. There is no simple guide on how to deal with ‘difficult stakeholders’.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

Regardless, most schedules are poorly constructed, and half of the projects are delivered late. SmartPM is a construction schedule analytics tool that grades the schedule and identifies gaps and potential issues. Effort-driven projects, like construction, are likely the first candidates for AI automation.