David Ward

Construction Innovation: McKinsey Lacks New Ideas

McKinsey on AEC Investment Trends, Adoption and Startup Management Perhaps the main reason we hire consultants is to leverage the best practices they learn from other firms in our industry. If that’s the reason an AEC firm might hire McKinsey, I’d say save your money,...

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Worksite Management Software Overcoming Resistance

Digital Leadership Tactics in Construction The Many Objections of Jobsite Supervisors ... and How to Respond High experience worksite supervisors are some of the highest paid/most in demand professionals in the industry. Contractors rely on them to make the company...

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Small Firm Construction Management Culture

Touching Another Third Rail -- HQ Culture In my prior post, I talked about culture in the field and its inhibiting effect on digital adoption. But not all objections to construction tech come from the field. Construction management culture within HQ has its own...

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Construction Culture And Digital Innovation

Touching the Third Rail -- Culture I may be new to construction, but I immediately learned there’s a vast difference in how the industry views technology. In most industries, digital is expected, the new normal, and part of every company’s DNA.  In construction, not...

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