Cash Flow Tip 5 - Flowchart Your Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 19, 2018
You can only see the full value-stream of cash flow including the waste, the people and the opportunities for improvement by mapping out every step.
Cash Flow Tip 4 - Delighting Your Customers
D. Brown Management
October 18, 2018
Delight Your Customers - Both Direct and Indirect. All other things being equal your cash flow will be better if your customer is delighted with the work you have done. They are more likely to:
Cash Flow Tip 3 - Contractual Details Matter
D. Brown Management
October 17, 2018
The reason we are called contractors is because we work off of a contract that defines the scope and terms of what we build. How we negotiate and manage the contract determines cash flow.
Cash Flow Tip 2 - Winning and Building the Right Mix and Velocity of Projects
D. Brown Management
October 16, 2018
It seems obvious but the first thing you must do is consistently build projects that meet or exceed your budgeted profit expectations.
Cash Flow Tip 1 - The Right Markets and Customers
D. Brown Management
October 15, 2018
Finding the Right Markets & Customers. Keeping in mind that you can’t have great cash flow without great profitability the first thing you have to look at is your market strategy.
Robotics, Construction, and Capital
D. Brown Management
October 14, 2018
As you watch the Atlas Robot from Boston Dynamics do some basic parkour moves or this drywall hanging robot it is easy to dismiss them as only working in a controlled environment. It is also easy to dismiss looking at the speed, flaws and costs.
18 Details That Make a Huge Difference in Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 14, 2018
There are 18 tactics contractors can use to improve cash flow at the project and the company level.
Cash Flow Myth 4 - That's What Our Bank and Credit Line are For
D. Brown Management
October 13, 2018
Fact: Banks will only finance a portion of your cash flow needs. They will have specific requirements related to how much working capital you need to have invested of your own.
Cash Flow Myth 3 - Having Enough Capital
D. Brown Management
October 12, 2018
We have enough capital to not worry about Cash Flow. From the time this type of thinking starts to permeate the organization it is just a matter of time before there will be a cash flow crisis.
Cash Flow Myth 2 - Finance Manages Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 11, 2018
Finance people manage cash flow. The reality is that by the time the finance team gets involved in a cash flow problem there are very few levers they can pull.
