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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

ProjectManager.com

LEED Certification for Commercial Real Estate Projects: As sustainable buildings become more in demand, you may need to acquire a LEED certification. Land, Permits, Survey Fees: This includes land and real estate development costs associated with the legal process.

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Construction Delivery Methods: A Quick Guide for Projects

ProjectManager.com

Having an accurate schedule is important, and schedule and project costs are closely linked. If you accelerate the schedule, costs will rise. You need to think about the timeline necessary to meet your expected schedule and costs. The construction delivery methods need to be examined for liability and other risk factors.

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Strategy and a Business Case Plan Template For Your Projects

The Strategic Project Manager

CostsCost areas of most interest may relate to people, facilities and equipment, real estate, marketing, acquisition, legal and consulting fees, and other organizational costs. For one project you might weight increase revenue of improved efficiency high. Ratings will also most likely need to be weighted.

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Increasing Profitability In Times of a Crisis: How the Right Approach to Project and Resource Management Can Help Improve Business Outcomes

Epicflow Blog

How can organizations ensure sustainable business growth and increase profitability during an economic downturn? Is it at all possible when a great number of companies are cutting their expenses, postponing new projects, and reducing investments in an attempt to survive? In fact, it is!

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How to Maximize Your Agency Profit Margins

Teamweek

He’s an agency profitability expert and owner of Parakeeto , which helps high-growth creative agencies, consultancies, and service businesses track the right metrics and maximize their profitability. Calculating your pass-through expenses as part of your project cost estimation process would be best.

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How to Effectively Run Construction Management Projects

Wrike

Project workflows and individual responsibilities should be determined to keep things running smoothly. The build team meets with the client to go over the best ways to operate and sustain the new facility. What do construction project managers do? Unrealistic budgets. Failure to adopt new industry tech.