Minimizing the time and cost of commercial construction projects without sacrificing quality requires the following elements:
- Owner leadership and accountability
- Integreated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams
- A well defined and well communicated detailed Scope of Work
- A process focused upon mutually beneficial outcomes.
90%+ of ALL repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects “fail” due to a poorly defined and poorly communicated Scope of Work (SOW).
Considering that most project failures (late, overbudget, general dissatisfaction) are due to a poorly defined scope of work, focus upon this area is paramount. Without an objective, verificable, well communicated and agreed upon scope of work it is virtually impossible to have any reliable form of cost visibility, cost management, or technical review.
What is are some of requirements for a detailed scope of work?
- A common, shared data environment.
- An objective, verifiable database, of detailed line item construction tasks developed using current, locally reserached labor, material, and equipment data.
- A robust process for SOW development, review, and approve.
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