Goverment Agency FM Strategy
United States Government agency FM strategy and management has remained ineffcient and without proper oversight for decades.
Author: Peter Cholakis
Strategic facilities portfolio management technology
Strategic facilities portfolio management technology, when combined with enabling robust integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes, helps public sector leaders, […]
Public Procurement Professionals
Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement, requires public sector procurement professionals to improve their performance in achieving efficiency and advancing public policy objectives. […]
JOC Pay as you go service – More expensive
Some public sector agencies think JOC pay as you go services are appropriate and cost effective. In point of fact, paying a […]
Public Sector Facilities Management Professionals – NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHANGE
Public Sector Facilities Management Professionals – NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHANGE. The historically high levels of economic and environment waste associated […]
Repair, Renovation, and New Construction can be COMPLICATED but NEVER COMPLEX or CHAOTIC
Repair, Renovation, and New Construction can be COMPLICATED, but should NOT be COMPLEX or CHAOTIC. 91% of FM managers say there’s a […]
Efficient facilities repair, renovation, and new construction require significant rethinking of many core processes
LEAN public sector facilities management and efficient facilities repair, renovation, and news construction require significant rethinking of many core processes.
LEAN Job Order Contracting
LEAN Job Order Contracting Advantages of LEAN Job Order Contracting over the traditional design-bid-build method, design-build, or even other JOC programs are […]
Construction Productivity
Construction productivity is driven by process. Process Is a Primary Productivity Driver The selected construction delivery method impacts the success or failure […]
Construction Cost Management is now Possible
Construction Cost Management is now possible with the adoption of a robust programmatic process that integrates associated planning, procurement, and project delivery […]
The Construction Cost Estimate ACCURACY Myth
Efficient and best management practice construction cost estimating, and ongoing construction project/program management involve early and ongoing planning, and the collaborative and […]
Public Sector FM – Informed Decision-making
Informed decision-making is critical to public sector facilities management. It is made possible through the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery […]
The LEAN Core – Top/Down & Bottow/Up
The ability to significantly improve how facilities are constructed, managed and operated depends largely on whether owners provide high levels of leadership […]
The Proactive Construction Project Management Solution
Public sector facilities management professionals now have a proactive construction project management solution to assure quality, on-time, and on-budget repair, renovation, and […]
Innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution
The 4BT-PEP is a new, innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution (JOCIMS). The 4BT JOCIMS enables owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and […]
The FM Mismanagement Problem Defined
The FM mismanagement problem defined simply is the lack of leadership among real property owners and the associated lack of robust, programmatic […]
Public Sector Facilities Management – The Elephant in the Room
The elephant in the facilities management room is ever-present. The reality is that planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are misaligned… or […]
Pros and Cons of Job Order Contracting
Here’s what can happen if systemic problems exist in a JOC Program. The potential for fraud is real. In this case the […]
Integrated project delivery method
An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, […]
Lean construction techniques
Lean construction techniques are central to improving quality, timeliness, satisfaction, and lowering costs. Focus upon Outcomes Best Value procurement Outcomes and […]
JOC Construction Labor Costs
JOC Construction Labor Costs JOC construction labor costs provide the foundation for any successful Job Order Contracting Program. On average, labor accounts […]
Construction Cost Estimate – Independent, Objective, Job Order Contract Unit Price Book
Construction Cost Estimate – Key Factors Construction Cost Estimate – A detailed Construction Cost Estimate must be represented in common terms using a […]