ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

There are many different types of construction. Most think of dwellings, but when driving past road crews tearing up the streets, thats also an example of a construction project. In fact, there are many different types of construction projects. ProjectManager has powerful Gantt charts to schedule and track construction projects.

Construction 388

Construction Software Review Transportation Infrastructure 388

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Just as one wouldnt drive a car without a dashboard as it provides valuable information on the vehicles speed, gas level and so on, no construction project manager should try to deliver construction projects without a construction project dashboard. What Is a Construction Project Dashboard?

Construction 354

Construction Software Review Monitoring Budget 354

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2025

Construction projects manage many different types of resources. What is quantity takeoff and when should this process happen in the construction project management cycle? What Is Quantity Takeoff in Construction? Project managers oversee the project and ensure the takeoff aligns with the projects scope , budget and timeline.

Construction 329

Construction Process Software Review Technical Review 329

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The construction process is how projects in that field are broken into more manageable parts. Thats where the building construction process comes in by working in stages that focus on specifics. These construction process steps make overwhelming projects possible. What Is the Construction Process? Lets see why.

Construction 269

Construction Process Software Review Infrastructure 269

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2025

Construction projects are unique. This has led to construction techniques and construction methods specific to the industry. Lets explore what constitutes the modern method of construction by defining the best innovative construction techniques. What Types of Construction Methods Are There?

Construction 248

Construction Software Review Sustainability Technical Review 248

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 3, 2025

Construction project management is designed to deliver projects on time and on budget while maintaining or improving quality. Value engineering in construction is one method general contractors use to achieve those goals. What is value engineering in construction? What Is Value Engineering in Construction?

Construction 221

Construction Engineering Software Review Budget 221

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 26, 2021

Construction projects will never get off the ground without financing. Money sets the gears of construction management in motion. Creating a construction budget, therefore, is one of the most important pieces when developing a construction plan. Let’s take a look at what goes into making a construction budget.

Construction 418

Construction Budget Underperforming Technical Team Finance 418

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2025

If all construction projects ran without a hitch, thered be little need for project management software. However, we know that internal and external forces create construction delays that impact the project schedule. To have a successful project completion, general contractors rely on delay analysis. What Is Delay Analysis?

Construction 221

Construction Software Review Estimate Software 221

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Construction projects are notoriously difficult. Ensuring the schedule is realistic and the project can be delivered on time requires techniques such as CPM construction. What is CPM construction? It stands for the critical path method in construction. What is critical path construction?

Construction 221

Construction Monitoring Estimate Software 221

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Architects are one of the large group of professionals who are part of the construction project management process. Architectural project management software also provides transparency into project timelines, budgets and progress, which helps manage client expectations and builds trust.

Software Review 369

Software Review Software Construction Engineering 369

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. To help you get started, we have 7 free budget templates that you can download right now. 7 Budgeting Templates for Business and Project Budgeting Below are seven budget templates that you can use for estimating your project’s costs.

Budget 468

Budget Construction Estimate Executing 468

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the workforce in a construction project is a complicated endeavor. There are so many different subcontractors and all have to work together to deliver the project on time and within budget. Resources in construction are managed by construction resource management. What Is Construction Resource Management?

Construction 468

Construction Process Estimate Monitoring 468

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

Construction costs are one of many metrics that a general contractor has to keep an eye on. But if the construction cost goes over budget, that’s coming out of the contractor’s pocket. That’s why construction cost management is so important. What Is Construction Cost Management?

Construction 397

Construction Estimate Monitoring Budget 397

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When viewing construction, one commonly recognizes three sectors: residential, commercial and infrastructure. For example, commercial construction can be classified into three subcategories of retail, office, multifamily and industrial construction. What Is Industrial Construction?

Construction 474

Construction Transportation Manufacturing Energy 474

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Construction projects are notoriously difficult, and they’re known for encountering delays. If any discipline needs a well-thought-out schedule, it’s construction project management. The construction schedule is the backbone of any successful project management for construction. But they just facilitate the process.

Construction 543

Construction Software Review Estimate Monitoring 543

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In construction, there are many hats or hard hats as the case may be. One of the most important, but less heralded positions is that of the construction superintendent. One of the most important, but less heralded positions is that of the construction superintendent. What Is a Construction Superintendent? Many things.

Construction 468

Construction Certification Monitoring Engineering 468

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For example, straightforward task management tools or more robust products such as resource and budget management. Then there are software products that respond to industry-specific requirements, such as construction , manufacturing, IT, professional services, etc. Kanban Software Products Trello Jira ProjectManager 8.

Software 369

Software Construction Project Life Cycle Risk Management 369

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re interested in a career in construction or looking to fill an open position in your construction management company, there are a lot of entry points. Of course, your education and experience will impact many construction job titles you’d be eligible for, which is why we’ve listed the most common construction job titles.

Construction 454

Construction Estimate Logistics Engineering 454

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2023

There’s more than one way to manage a construction project. From the world of manufacturing comes an approach called lean construction. But lean manufacturing and lean construction are two different things. Let’s explore lean construction, defining what it is and its key principles. What Is Lean Construction?

Construction 455

Construction Lean Manufacturing Engineering 455

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

But what is a schedule of values and why is it such an essential construction project management document? The schedule of values (SOV) is a construction document that’s part of the payment process when working on a project. We’ll answer these questions, explain when the schedule of values is used and the benefits of using one.

Construction 468

Construction Estimate Budget Monitoring 468

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2024

Whether that’s manufacturing or construction, it’s labor that executes the plan and delivers the project which is why project labor tracking is key to success. Whether in manufacturing or construction, labor tracking is the process of monitoring the time and productivity of the workers on a project. What Is Labor Tracking?

Manufacturing 439

Manufacturing Construction Estimate Monitoring 439

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

An army of subcontractors each with their own specific discipline complete construction projects. An RFI in construction is a request for information. This construction document helps subcontractors understand what they need to do if they have any questions. What Is an RFI in Construction?

Construction 465

Construction Software Review Engineering Budget 465

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 4, 2021

Any construction project, no matter the size or scope, requires a wide range of documents. These documents must be thorough and clear, and using construction excel templates guarantees each document includes all the information it needs. . Construction Proposal Template. Construction Estimate Template.

Construction 448

Construction Estimate Risk Management Software Review 448

ProjectManager.com

JULY 4, 2023

All projects use reporting to monitor progress and performance, but in construction reporting is especially important. Construction reports are more varied and chart everything from project status to incidents and compliance. First, let’s define what construction reporting is and then explain why construction reports are so important.

Construction 363

Construction Software Review Budget Risk Management 363

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 30, 2021

The construction project manager role is a unique position, though it shares many of the attributes associated with any kind of project manager. If you’re looking for an experienced construction project manager, you need to understand their job. What Does a Construction Project Manager Do? Creating a construction schedule.

Construction 450

Construction Certification Budget Logistics 450

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. Construction phases have different names and require different documentation to begin with. We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction.

Construction 458

Construction Process Project Life Cycle Software Review 458

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are four types of construction projects: commercial construction, industrial construction, infrastructure construction and residential construction. Residential construction might be the easiest for laypeople to understand as most of us live in these types of structures.

Construction 467

Construction Retail Monitoring Closing 467

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The better they can write a construction bid proposal, the more likely they are to get the job. It’s used in government contracts, construction projects or large-scale procurement projects. Those lucky enough to have their construction bid proposal accepted must turn what was a theoretical job into a real one.

Construction 369

Construction Software Review Estimate Technical Review 369

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2023

” They did it with construction management. Construction is, of course, a project, one that tends to be long, complex and involves many different parties to deliver. In order to control all those moving parts, construction professionals use construction management for all project delivery methods.

Construction 395

Construction Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Engineering 395

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Construction projects come big and complex as well as small and simple, but one thing they all share is a construction phase plan. The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. What Is a Construction Phase Plan?

Construction 457

Construction Planning Risk Management Estimate 457

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

There are over a dozen templates that can help during the construction bidding process. Project management software is better at forecasting the details of the project correctly and then executing that project to ensure it’s delivered on time and within budget. However, templates are static documents.

Construction 370

Construction Software Review Estimate Budget 370

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Capital planning is the process of budgeting for resources that will be used in the future to fulfill long-term plans. What Is Capital Budgeting? Capital budgeting is a process by which a large-scale investment is analyzed, evaluated and prioritized. Capital budgeting increases the likelihood of a better outcome for the company.

Budget 467

Budget Software Review Planning Construction 467

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Construction Gantt charts, therefore, are a natural fit. Gantt charts in construction can be used for any number of different activities. We’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in ProjectManager and why construction Gantt charts help deliver projects on time and within budget. What Is a Construction Gantt Chart?

Construction 468

Construction Software Review Planning Estimate 468

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Construction projects are often long and complicated endeavors. Let’s look at the construction payment schedule to fully understand its benefits. The contractor payment schedule is how contractors in construction projects are paid. The construction payment schedule can be looked at as a sort of insurance.

Construction 446

Construction Software Review Budget Defining 446

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2021

This is especially true of construction projects. Construction projects often require outside specialists to complete aspects of the work, and construction contracts bridge the gap between contractors who they hire so everyone knows what is required. What is a Construction Contract? Types of Construction Contracts.

Construction 419

Construction Budget Closing Risk Management 419

ProjectManager.com

JULY 19, 2022

Construction procurement can maximize the efficiency of a construction project. While construction project management includes all plans and schedules for the project, without the goods and services provided by procurement in construction, it’s only an idea and not a structure. The 5 Construction Procurement Methods.

Construction 394

Construction Finance Underperforming Technical Team Logistics 394