by Gordon Culp | Jul 11, 2017 | Consulting
During 50 years as a consultant, I’ve participated in many project interviews held by potential clients as part of their consultant selection process. I’ve been a member of a proposing team, a selection panel member and interview coach at different times. I’ve seen a...
by Gordon Culp | Oct 29, 2015 | Consulting
The 2016 ASCE list of publications has just been released and The Lead Dog Has the Best View – Leading Your Project Team to Success by Gordon Culp and Anne Smith is on the best seller list. This book shows you how to make the crucial transition from project manager...
by Anne Smith | Oct 13, 2015 | Consulting
What’s the perfect “tool” for tracking project progress on engineering projects? Is there a “system” that can track all the following information that is typically needed to assess if you are on or off track on your project? Costs to date...
by Anne Smith | May 14, 2015 | Construction Partnering, Consulting
Scope Creep on a Project is Bad: – True or False? It depends! For the Client/Customer, it is bad if there isn’t enough budget or it’s an unwelcome surprise, or it could be good if it adds value to the project. For the Consultant/Provider, it could...
by Anne Smith | May 3, 2015 | Construction Partnering, Consulting
How do you know what your customer/client really wants before you start work on their project? Just saying you always meet with the client at the start of the project sets a low bar. Often, they are clearer about what they don’t want than knowing what they do...
by Gordon Culp | Apr 16, 2014 | Consulting
Transcription: Gordon Culp: So what is Value Engineering? That’s what I’d like to spend the next few minutes talking about. VE is basically a review of a project carried out by a multi-discipline team working together in a multi-day workshop to look for...
