Dispute Resolution

CAPITAL PROJECTS COST CONTROL

January 19, 2017 By George T McLaughlin PMP CCM

In light of the 2017-2018 Construction Forecasts, Capital Projects Cost Control is paramount and one to take a more acute focus.

In Project Execution, Field Labor Shortages Represent The Highest Risk To Achievement Of Time & Cost Objectives Large And Complex Projects.

Major Shortages in Construction Field Labor Will Influence (Negatively) US Construction Costs.

In Execution (After Stage Gate Three), A Major Risk to Project Cost Management Resides in Labor Cost (overruns),

The Highest Risk to Achieving Project Cost Management Occurs In Execution – After Stage Gate Three/Full Funding.

Driven By A Long History of Cost and Schedule Overruns, Managerial Thinking Now Prioritizes Cost Certainty.

On Complex Capital Projects, Cost Certainty Has Become a Compelling Objective.

McLaughlin & McLaughlin has assisted numerous Major Capital Projects successfully over the years by providing cost effective business solutions and recovery plans.

What makes McLaughlin & McLaughlin unique from the others is that we not only perform project management services but dispute resolution as practitioners.

It is important to note that McLaughlin and McLaughlin Project and Dispute Consulting LLC [M&M] is not a law firm and is not intending to provide legal advice. M&M is a consulting firm providing (among other services) non-legal expertise in construction claims, dispute resolution and litigation support. For further information on M&M services, please see www.McLaughlinandMcLaughlin.com.

Filed Under: Featured, General, Productivity, Project Planning, Projects Tagged With: Best Practice, Capital Projects, claims and disputes practitioners, Construction claims and disputes, Construction Field Labor Productivity, Cost and Schedule Certainty, Craft labor Shortages, Dispute Resolution, Field Labor Productivity, George T. McLaughlin PMP, large and complex industrial projects, PMI, Project Execution Plan, Project Management Institute (PMI), Time Management Strategy, Troubled Projects, www.mclaughlinandmclaughlin.com

CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS AND DISPUTES – (Part 1)

January 22, 2013 By George T McLaughlin PMP CCM

This McLaughlin & McLaughlin post is an introduction to an ongoing Subject Series regarding Construction Claims and Disputes in engineering, procurement and construction industry.

OVERVIEW

In relation to construction claims and disputes it is important for all readers, contributors, participants and others regarding the general subject of claims and disputes to be equally informed. This discussion is directed toward engineering and construction claims and disputes.

In the engineering and construction industry, contract claims and disputes are common issues. They occur between: owners and contractors (prime), contractors and their subcontractors, contractors and (their) vendors, and at other contractual interfaces. Resolution of the claims and disputes can be a costly, disruptive and aggravating process for all parties.

PRODUCTIVITY SERIES REVIEW

June 22, 2011 By George T McLaughlin PMP CCM

Productivity has become a hot topic and has given rise to much discussion and debate in the project management world. Labor productivity can be a competitive advantage or a managerial disaster. Therefore, we believe that there is high potential benefit in a review of McLaughlin & McLaughlin’s Productivity Series. Below, we have the titles and links to each post followed by a brief summary of the content. We intend to augment these posts with additional writings on the subject.

Construction Field Labor Productivity Improvement – Plan the Work Well

April 22, 2011 By Richard S Troell

This is the sixth post regarding productivity in engineering and construction projects. To review an index and links to the entire series, please visit Subject Series page in this blog. This post discusses planning the work and the related impact on construction field labor productivity.

Any discussion of construction field labor (worker) productivity must, of necessity, eventually involve the idea of planning the work. Virtually every major project employs the expertise of several planners and schedulers to work the Primavera® scheduling program or some other comparable software. Great effort is placed on getting just the right schedule assembled and in place – with the right number of activities and leveled manpower, etc. However, all too often the schedule has been constructed in a near vacuum with little or no input or review from those who have to make it work in the field. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Productivity, Projects Tagged With: Change Order Impact, Change Orders, Changed Work, Claim Recognition, Construction Contract Claims, Construction Disputes, Construction Field Labor Productivity, Dispute Resolution, Disruption, Field Labor Productivity, Impact, Labor Disruption, Labor Productivity, Productivity, Productivity Loss

Blog Objectives and Goals

January 24, 2011 By George T McLaughlin PMP CCM

Welcome to Project Professionals, a blog offered by McLaughlin & McLaughlin for project professionals and those that intend to achieve project professional status. A project professional must always mindful of Objectives and Goals. Thus, we regard this as a starting point for planning, development and ultimately execution. It is essential and appropriate to start with an articulation of these focus point.

Let us formulate the blog objectives as follows:

CAPITAL PROJECTS COST CONTROL

CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS AND DISPUTES – (Part 1)

PRODUCTIVITY SERIES REVIEW

Construction Field Labor Productivity Improvement – Plan the Work Well

Blog Objectives and Goals

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