Field Productivity Grand Slam

When contractors are truly successful at improving their field productivity it is like the 1953 World Series.

D. Brown Management

October 1, 2018 1 minute read

Compare it to Mickey Mantle’s pivotal Grand Slam during game 5 of the 1953 World Series. The bases are loaded. You are at bat. The Big Four productivity home runs:

Field Productivity: Productivity Grand Slam.

Improved profitability and cash flow.
Timely production feedback builds crews faster.
Better production will require less people in a very tight labor market.
Consistently demonstrated competency in project delivery equals delighted customers equals sustainable growth.

Focusing on field productivity improves every aspect of a Contractor’s Scoreboard.

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