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Category Archives: Strategic Management
Bidding & Estimating Insights for Heavy Construction Projects > Podcast Series > Part One
This podcast is the first of a PLG series that focuses on bidding and estimating insights for heavy construction projects. Shyam Bhatia answers our questions regarding the bidding process, the pitfalls of estimating and the rigor involved in estimating large … Continue reading
Fierce Competition
The competition for construction work is fierce in the U.S. Existing business development paradigms for CMs and GCs simply do not work.
Tagged with business development, CMs, construction work, development paradigms, GCs
Northeastern U.S > An Increasingly Attractive Real Estate Investment Option for Indians
By Himmat Singh – Management Consultant, RE Investor and PLG Board Advisor / B.S. Finance, George Washington University / MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Background I have been blessed with a unique perspective and understanding of two distinct cultures and markets. … Continue reading
Challenge the Status Quo
Effective project and business leaders challenge existing processes and question the status quo. They recognize the need to rethink assumptions and evaluate issues objectively. Preconceived notions and biases favoring existing thinking limit our critical thinking, and diminish our ability to … Continue reading
Tagged with Auto, biases, Break, business, business leaders, Challenge, critical thinking, Draft, effective project, Evaluate, Explore, food chain, inertia, limit, need, paradigms, preconceived notions, Project, question assumptions, Quo, Status, team, technical solutions
PLG Lands Risk Advisory Contract on LIGTT Project – America’s Gateway Cargo Terminal
We are pleased to announce that PLG has been engaged to provide initial risk advisory services on the LIGTT (Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal) project off the coast of New Orleans. This $1.3 Billion, 250 acre project will be the … Continue reading
Tagged with acre, acre project, advisory services, art technologies, Auto, breakthrough, cargo, cargo ship, cargo ships, cargo terminal, Center, coast, com, development, Draft, gateway to america, handling, hub and spoke system, louisiana, louisiana international, new orleans, panama canal, Panamax, port, post, project www, security, ship, terminal project, www
The “Silo” Effect in Large Project-Based Organizations
Delivering large and complex projects in accordance with contract requirements while meeting client expectations is difficult enough. There is an added burden within large organizations that have not fully integrated project management into their fabric. These organizations, particularly government agencies, … Continue reading
Tagged with accordance, added burden, administration groups, alignment, business, client, costly problems, critical path scheduling, Delivering, early warning signs, financial expectations, organization, Organizations, performance metrics, private sector firms, project management office, reading project, sector, training, understanding
Real Estate Financial Modeling (REFM)
I am pleased to introduce a new member to our Center of Excellence, Real Estate Financial Modeling (REFM) – http://www.realestatefinancialmodeling.com/ REFM is the premier provider of Excel financial spreadsheet models, financial modeling education and financial modeling consulting for real estate transactions … Continue reading
Tagged with blog, contributor, education, excellence, Financial, financial spreadsheet, harvard business school, harvard graduate school, harvard graduate school of design, knowledge, massachusetts institute of technology, massachusetts institute of technology mit, modeling education, Principal, real estate transactions, spreadsheet models, training, Tutorials, University, urban land institute
LDs vs. Incentives on Projects
I have a nagging question which I cannot answer. Why do some Owners (including Government institutions) insist on including LDs (liquidated damages) in contracts? Based on my experience and on informal surveys I have taken, LDs, in general, DO NOT … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Real Estate & Construction Competitive Landscape
The construction industry is dynamic, turbulent and highly competitive. It is vital to the national economy and to the global economy. Players in construction supply chain have largely failed to address issues related to competitive strategy. The landscape … Continue reading
Tagged with Auto, capital, Competitive, competitive strategy, construction managers, construction supply chain, core competencies, development, Draft, due diligence, economy players, equity, GCs, global economy, maturity, national economy, power, private equity firms, profitable growth, Supply, Thoughts, value
Ending the Politics Of Infrastructure…by Benjamin Cheatham
The country’s vast network of highways, airports and seaports historically has been a primary source of competitive advantage, but today our vital infrastructure is like a 1976 Chevy—physically and financially outdated. While other countries are exploring new approaches, America’s infrastructure … Continue reading
Tagged with Auto, co2 emissions, critical challenge, Draft, economic productivity, federal earmarks, infrastructure investments, infrastructure projects, infrastructure strategy, mechanism, need, panel, prioritization, return projects, sector, state, today, urban highways, use, User, vital infrastructure, way
