Notes on Building Better.
Practical writing on project control, site execution, billing and the unglamorous habits that keep construction projects on schedule.
Project Control
Why Construction Projects Overrun — and Where the Money Actually Goes
Overruns are rarely one big mistake. They are a hundred small gaps between what was planned, what was bought, and what was built.
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Site Execution
What a Good Daily Progress Report Actually Contains
Most DPRs are written to prove work happened. A useful one is written so that someone who was not there can make a decision.
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Billing & Finance
RA Billing Without the Month-End Scramble
If your RA bill takes eight days to assemble, the problem is not the bill. It is that measurement, certification and deduction live in three different places.
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Procurement
Procurement That Doesn’t Stall the Site
Material rarely arrives late because a supplier failed. It arrives late because the request sat unapproved for nine days.
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Buyer’s Guide
Choosing a Construction ERP: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Sign
Most ERP selections are decided on a feature list and regretted during implementation. These are the questions that predict how it will actually go.
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Adoption
Getting Site Teams to Actually Use Your ERP
The system is live, head office is happy, and the site is still running on a WhatsApp group and a register. Here is why — and what changes it.
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