Author: steve

Retaining your primary consultants, project manager and architect is important, and requires careful thought.  Don’t pick your colleague’s brother-in-law and

There are traditionally three parties in a construction project.  The owner, the architect and the contractor. each with their own

I’m a recovering architect, having practiced architecture for almost 20 years before I started my development and project management practice.

I’ve written quite a lot about how to prepare and manage your budget.  From time to time and certainly at

In my earlier post Contingency – your best friend, I  wrote generally about contingency especially for the early budget.  Now I

Escalation is cost increase due to time and it’s always present.  Delay in projects, especially in inflationary times, can greatly

In my post, Why is My Project So Far Over Budget,  I point out that early budgets are too low,

Every organization manages its operations budget process each year.  So why is budgeting for a construction project any different?  In your

Early on, when you ask your architect or project manager, “What will my project cost?”  you may get a lot

On time and on budget.  This is the on time part. There isn’t just one schedule.   The design tream