Change Management Fact #1 - It Will Happen
D. Brown Management
May 3, 2020
Projects are complex with evolving requirements and changing site conditions. Mistakes will be made. It is how the collective project team manages these changes that ultimately determines success at all levels.
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Two Planning Dimensions
D. Brown Management
April 20, 2019
Some of the impacts you see on a project are not as clear as a design change, conflict, or obviously changed condition. Some impacts, such as poor project sequencing or congested work areas are hard to notice if you don’t have good tracking systems.
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Early Identification as a Trainable Skill
D. Brown Management
April 15, 2019
The ability to identify potential changes early is a skill that can be tested, trained and managed just like a craft skill.
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Change Management Dashboards
D. Brown Management
March 29, 2019
Summarize your detailed change tracking logs with concise dashboards that give you critical information in a format that allows you to see the big picture while still having enough information to be actionable.
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Change Tracking Log & Management
D. Brown Management
March 28, 2019
Great change management starts with a good tracking system. The far more important part of change management is the rigorous review process at least 2X monthly with your PMs that will limit your risk, increase your opportunities and train your team.
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Change Order Management Funnel
D. Brown Management
March 19, 2019
Managing changes effectively means that you need clear visibility across all projects. While the workflow will vary by project the key milestones in your internal process will remain fixed.
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Change Management Workflow
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2019
For contractors to manage changes effectively, they must understand the entire change management workflow up through the project owner’s approval and payment process.
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Underlying Causes of Changes on Projects
D. Brown Management
March 15, 2019
Start improving your change management skills by creating some categories of the underlying causes of changes your company experiences. Some of those categories might include:
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Changes - Problem or Fact?
D. Brown Management
March 14, 2019
If you perceive that changes are a problem in construction, then you are likely framing them as a point of blaming others. This framing will impact your ability to effectively manage changes.
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Changes and Cash Flow Improvement
D. Brown Management
March 13, 2019
Construction is a cash-intensive business and change orders are often one of the root causes of poor cash flow. A 30 day improvement to change management workflow can generate over $400K in additional cash flow for a $50M contractor.
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