Schedules Are Compressible

On today’s show we talking about the role a general contractor. On a large project there are a lot of moving parts. There can be several subcontractors working at the same time on different aspects of the project. You can have plumbers in one building, electricians in another, windows being installed in another, and exterior cladding being installed with telescoping lifts. At the same time you can have drywall, painting and finishing happening in other parts of the project. There is just a lot going on.

A big part of the job of the general contractor is to monitor progress for the scope of work in each of these areas. They need to be monitoring the staffing that the subcontractors are bringing to the project and setting clear expectations with the subcontractors on their level of staffing on the project.

Some things do take time. Nine women can’t make a baby in a month. But you can improve the progress with nine times the number of drywallers, nine times the number of painters, and nine times the number of carpenters. Construction schedules are very compressible.

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