Strategic Choices and Operational Execution
D. Brown Management
March 10, 2024
The best strategic choices will not outrun the results of poor operational execution. The best operational execution will be limited in performance by the quality of strategic choices. Both must be in alignment.
business management strategy
Racing, Equipment, Heart Rates, and Contractor Growth
D. Brown Management
March 10, 2024
The fastest marathon runner used shoes costing $300 and is 2X as fast as an intermediate runner. The fastest 100-mile bicycle time is about 2.5X faster than the fastest marathon runner, going nearly 4X as far. Contractor and career growth is similar.
business management Organizational Development Talent
Degree of Discretionary Time with Growth in Role Levels and Business Size
D. Brown Management
March 4, 2024
The degree of discretionary time that someone has in doing their job grows with their role level - for example from crafts person to VP of Operations. For similar roles, that time decreases with company growth as the job roles become more tightly defined.
project management Talent Value Stream (TVS)
Business Model Basics for Contractors
D. Brown Management
March 4, 2024
A contractor's strategic choices along with the supporting management systems and organizational structure must fit into a viable business model. A business model IS NOT a business plan.
business management business planning
From More Generalized to More Specialized with Growth
D. Brown Management
March 3, 2024
Job roles, tools, and equipment progressively get more specialized as projects and contractors grow. These changes must be balanced with versatility and talent development.
Organizational Development OrgDev Talent Value Stream (TVS)
Higher Scores Aren’t Always Better: Percent Planned Complete (PPC) Example
Joseph Irby
February 4, 2024
Construction is full of competitive personalities - more is always better. This is not always the case, and you must be careful when setting targets that your goals don't have unintended consequences. Percent Planned Complete (PPC) is a perfect example.
lean construction
TOOL: Effective Scoreboards & Scorecards Outline
Joseph Irby
February 4, 2024
One-page summary that can be used with your team to align them around the why, what, and how of effective scoreboards and scorecards. Next steps include worksheets to inventory and evaluate your current state of scorekeeping and designing the future.
metrics
Scoreboards & Scorecards: Talent Development + Business Results
Joseph Irby
February 3, 2024
Once someone understands the basics of the task to be done, nothing will improve performance faster than actionable and timely feedback. People align around common scoreboards (think sports) while more detailed scorecards guide decisions and development.
16 Reasons for Scoreboard and Scorecard Failure
Joseph Irby
February 3, 2024
Keeping score is foundational for success in construction, sports, and many aspects of life. Too frequently, scorekeeping fails to deliver improved results. Here are the 16 reasons why from the changes required by growth through systems and management.
metrics
8 Factors in Winning at the RFP Stage for CMAR Projects
Ed Prendergast
January 28, 2024
After developing the opportunity, the Request for Proposal (RFP) is the first gate you have to get through to win a CM @ Risk project. Scoring is different from each project owner but there are eight major factors.
CMAR