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Why Modular Building Hasn’t Revolutionized Construction

Harvard Business

The allure of building indoors in a controlled environment instead of in the mud, muck, and maelstrom of a conventional site has made prefabrication a strong candidate for the future of construction for architects, engineers, and construction futurists.

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Key Technology Trends in the Construction Industry in 2024

Epicflow

At present, the construction industry is undergoing a substantial transformation. Innovations, economic uncertainty, construction workforce shortages, and other factors have forced building companies to change the way they work and deliver their projects. damage or cracking on buildings). [2] damage or cracking on buildings). [2]

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How To Improve Employee Productivity

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.

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How to Create a Culture of Constructive Debate

LSA Global

Leaders Need to Create a Culture of Constructive Debate to Get Aligned We steadfastly believe in the power of organizational alignment. Here are three ways leaders can support open communication and thoughtful disagreement: Make Constructive Debate and Truth a Cornerstone Value of the Organization Why not make it explicit?

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How Technology Is Revolutionizing Construction

BCG

Unlike other industries, engineering and construction (E&C) has been slow to adopt new technologies and has never undergone a major transformation. As a result, productivity has stagnated over the last 40 years or, in some cases, even declined. Article Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

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How To Give Feedback As A New Manager

Girard Training Solutions

You need to become an expert at delegating, build trust within and among your team, learn how to set SMART goals , become a good coach, and master the art of providing constructive feedback. Eventually, they will actively seek feedback to stay productive and improve their performance. ” (Impact). ” (Impact).

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Retire These Metaphors & Reframe the Discussion to be More Effective

Johanna Rothman

For years, we've used several metaphors to describe software product development: People-based metaphors, such as: Man-weeks for all the humans working on a project or a product. I've been part of several construction projects, and they all used an iterative lifecycle. Is releasing a product anything like giving birth?