The Agile Construction® Newsletter provides tips and tricks to increase your productivity and overcome any obstacles you may encounter on the job site. For archived posts, please see the table below.
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| Title | Date | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process of Project Management | July 2015 | A critical part of the Agile process is the Process of Project Management (PoPM). Your agility as a contractor is strengthened by employing a standardized Process of Project Management. | Read |
| MCA-Soft Product Updates | March 2015 | MCA, Inc. has been hard at work developing a NEW process for data entry out in the field. That's right; a complete mobile app designed specifically for filling out your SIS® form and automatically uploading them straight from the jobsite right from your iPad or iPhone. | Read |
| Composite Crew Rate | January 2015 | Improve your competitiveness by reducing labor costs, without reducing wages. How can you reduce labor costs without reducing wages? You have two knobs to turn: improving productivity, and reducing composite rate. | Read |
| WBS - Work Breakdown Structure | December 2014 | When faced with a job having the typical complexity of a large construction job, it can be a daunting task to see the whole picture. But fortunately, there is a simple tool available to help: Work Breakdown Structure, or WBS. | Read |
| SIS® - Foreman's Tool to Diagnose Daily Work Obstacles | November 2014 | The construction job site is so fluid that unpredictable obstacles occur almost every day. To stay prepared for these obstacles, daily kick-off meetings and look-ahead schedules become increasingly important for field personnel (project manager, foremen, and crew leaders). | Read |
| JPAC® Change Orders | October 2014 | As we all know, the jobsite is constantly changing. These changes can invoke anything from additions to the initial scope of work to unforseen obstacles. | Read |
| Agile Construction - SIS® | September 2014 | SIS® (Short Interval Scheduling) helps track the obstacles that affect productivity. | Read |