Construction Business

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In this audiobook, we'll talk about the construction project management life cycle. We'll also cover contracting and contract management, the participants involved in a construction job, and the critical success factors in every contracting job. This audiobook is produced for both project managers and for homeowners who wish to build residential properties; the concepts discussed herein are general, but are important when it comes to approaching the construction process.

📌 Do you wonder why your construction projects struggle to make money and your company is always in the red? 💩 Could it be that your estimating strategy consists of throwing a bunch of line items against the wall and hoping they stick? 😡 Poorly written estimates lead to all kinds of issues including low profits, stressed out production teams, unhappy customers and under-performing organizations. Stop the madness. 🎯 I believe my new book, Be Intentional: Estimating can help you and your team develop a better plan for approaching estimating and achieving your goals. 📚 You are ...

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

With an easy-to-understand approach, Cost Estimation: Methods and Tools provides comprehensive coverage of the quantitative techniques needed by professional cost estimators and for those wanting to learn about this vibrant career field. Featuring the underlying mathematical and analytical principles of cost estimation, the book focuses on the tools and methods used to predict the research and development, production, and operating and support costs for successful cost estimation in industrial, business, and manufacturing processes.

Before he met them, he was conservative, quiet, a loner. He did one-offs. He’d been an undercover cop for all of his career. Exposed in the media, he’d lost that job. So now he works for himself, and after many years of being alone, he met . . . them, his trio. Plus him now. They’re a quad . . . today and forever. Once he’s completely fallen, what’s left? Uncertainty. Missing being a cop. General lack of purpose. Regaining his feet. Helping and caring for others. Being afraid for them. Learning a lot of new tricks. Saving them. Lack of drive sometimes . . . except when it comes to...

Are you ready to take your next step? To be a great superintendent, you need training. This book will help you to do that and bring respect back to field positions everywhere. This book is filled with principles and actionable steps for assistant superintendents. I invite you to learn these, take massive action, and implement each step one-by-one. Please keep driving until everything on your project brings you joy. That is the measure of success. Expect more, step up, let's go!

Self-help fads come and go but the timeless Jewish practice of mussar, a strategy for ethical and spiritual character refinement, has been helping perceptive and purposeful people live fulfilling and happy lives for generations. After years of teaching mussar classes and workshops and marveling at the dramatic changes in participants’ lives, Ruchi Koval provides a roadmap for people of all faiths, filled with clear explanations and illustrative anecdotes guiding listeners through eight practical and powerful steps to a better version of themselves.

Most project managers don't have a formal education. Unfortunately, they need to collect bits and pieces of knowledge all over the internet. Sometimes, it feels like you need to fly an airplane while still building it. Moreover, there's a huge gap between the theory and practice of project management! You can spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars on certifications, but still, you won't know what to do with all this knowledge. You won't feel confident about running a project in a real company with a real team. That's why reading Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide is not ...

In So You Want to Own an RV Park, best-selling DIY RV author Billy J Riggs dives into the practicalities and challenges of owning an RV park. Whether you're considering buying an existing park or building a new luxury RV resort from scratch, this concise guide explores every aspect of the journey. From the initial investment, real estate considerations, and infrastructure planning to the importance of location, ease of access, and staffing choices, Riggs lays out the critical factors that can make or break your success. Through detailed narratives, business plans, and real-world examples, ...

Design and construction industry practitioners collaborated to bring you Transforming Design and Construction: A Framework for Change, the first of LCI's Transforming Design and Construction series, to encourage discussion, learning, and experimentation around Lean processes. The short chapters focusses on various Lean topics. They are not designed as a "how-to" for Lean tools, but as a framework for learning and to guide you along your Lean journey.

Safety, in My Opinion is not about checking boxes or enforcing rules—it’s about waking up inside the system you're already part of. Jay Allen, Ph.D., takes you beyond compliance to uncover the unspoken agreements, the emotional weight, and the cultural rituals that shape how people show up—and why they stay silent.

Marketing Your Aging in Place CAPS Business is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of aging-in-place marketing and establishing your business as best in class. Packed with actionable strategies and innovative concepts, this book will transform the way you think about serving older adults in their homes. Inside, you’ll discover: How to think like an Aging-in-Place Contrarian: Stand out in a crowded market with fresh perspectives. The impact of Environmental Press: Understand how EP affects older adults and how your designs can empower them. Choice Architecture for Aging in Place: ...

Lean Construction is a way to do more and more with less and less; less effort, less equipment, less time and less space whilst providing customers with exactly what they want. A Lean system, process, and organisation is one that is waste free. Lean is not about size or number of people employed. A reduction in employees may cut costs, and eliminate the waste of those employees, but does not decrease the proportion of waste to value adding within the organisation or process.

Whether you're a veteran property owner or just starting out, here you'll uncover the real estate expertise you need to select the finest land for your new home.

Agile in Hardware, Engineering, Construction, and Linear Environments is a comprehensive guide designed to bridge the gap between traditional project management practices and the Agile methodologies that have revolutionized software development.

Many want to achieve success in being a project manager, but not everyone is given a roadmap on how to get there. Think about it. You worked hard, got promoted into a project management position and then what? Having risen from the entry level, Joe Egan, shares over 45 years of his knowledge and experiences in, Construction Project Management: How the Great Ones Do It.

In this book, author Chris Penasa shows you how to attain consistency, profitability, and scalability in your construction or trade business. As the cofounder of the industry-leading coaching practice Small Business Growth Partners, Chris has helped develop a proven system for unlocking organizational growth. Whether you’ve been struggling with personnel issues, marketing, sales, processes, or anything in between, this book will help you transform your pain points into strengths.

In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir, Chrishell Stause shares her story of living an unconventional childhood in small-town Kentucky marked by periods of homelessness, family addiction struggles, and dreams of one day being on a daytime soap, all while managing the local Dairy Queen. Through resilience and grit, she overcame obstacles and pushed past every barrier in her path to become one of the most envied luxury realtors in Los Angeles and buzzworthy cast members in reality TV.