Javier Enciso Jr., Founder and President of ENC C&Dīy maintaining the correct documentation of all phases of your project planning, you’ll not only stay on track for your current project but will also build a reference for future projects. If it rains, and you have to move the date, everything after the drywall has to get moved back, too.” I have to make sure, carpenters finish on a certain day and drywall starts the next day, or add in a day of cushion. “When I'm scheduling, the main thing I’m thinking about is how to make sure your trades are all working together. Planning clarifies responsibilities between owners, builders, and tradespeople, leading to excellent communication and teamwork. Knowing how to do both will help you grow your construction business, project after project.Ĭonstruction planning helps assure that projects are completed on time and within budget, meet quality standards, and ensure safety protocols for your crew. Planning is the “what” you will do, scheduling is the “how” and “when” you will do everything included in your plan.Ī solid plan is the foundation you use to be able to easily and accurately deliver on time. You need to be able to easily take all project specifications - including resources, communications, risks, and procurement - and slot them into your workflow. Then, you’ll place those steps into a calendar or workflow so that deliverables stay on track. Once the construction project is planned, scheduling takes those high-level processes and breaks them down into specific actions. One won’t work without the other.Ĭonstruction planning comes first, and includes defining all of the relevant processes, procedures, and policies you need to put in place to meet the needs of a specific project.
Together, they are key phases to integrating all of your project management activities across an entire construction project from start to finish.
Without a process to manage costs and budgets, the majority lose time, money, and reputation to expensive delays.
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