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Habit #6 builds on #5. Contractors must lead the strategic implementation of project management
software. They must collaborate with and engage all stakeholders inside and outside the
organization.
Consider that change orders present considerable risks to any project. Change orders can wreak
havoc on a construction schedule and raise project costs beyond the allocated budget. Lack of
communication leads to change orders. Too often in the design of a hospital wing or a university
facility, the capital project team forgets to communicate with the end users.
Best-in-class contractors use technology such as building information modeling tools to engage
internal stakeholders and end users. Remember, if a picture is worth a thousand words, a model
is worth a million. Top contractors find a way to make complex models as easy to use as Google
Earth so that someone with no design or construction background can engage in the process and
contribute — thereby reducing the chance of change orders during construction.
COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE
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