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Construction Management ? The Art of Delegation by Mario Rotanelli

Construction Management – The Art of Delegation

 By Mario Rotanelli

The role of the project manager has a lot in common with a quarterback; you are always in the shot gun. I have to complete the pass or run the ball, but taking a sack is not an option. Taking a sack would mean that I forgot to line up an additional electrical contractor in case my original guy flunks out, in this case I would have definitely dropped the ball.

Many people feel that I have the easiest job on the site, but if you take a closer look at the role of the Project Manager you will see that I hold the success of the project in the palm of my hands. Sure I may get the occasional break in between potential catastrophes, but these brief moments of solitude hardly qualifies my career choice as a laid back gig.

 If you are considering a career as a project manager then there are a few skills you make need to sharpen before hand.

Get yourself organized – Practice getting your life organized now before you actually get the job as a project manager. As of right now you are the project manager of your life, therefore whatever is out of order in your personal life will mirror itself in your professional assignments.

Master your craft – Invest the appropriate time in order to learn more about each department under your supervision. Delegation is a great skill to master but you should at least know the basics skill set of each department under your command.

Say it loud! – The project manager is the master of communication and the direct link from the Project sponsor to the work crews. The project manager has to be able to communicate in a way those ads to the efficiency of the operation. You must master the art of creating a work place to marches to the beat of one drummer, your drum.

As I said earlier the project manager is the quarterback of the operation and like any successful quarterback you determine who gets the ball and when they will receive it. If you develop a habit of organization now then the transition to project manager will be effortless. Become the manager you always wanted to work for, and everyone will want to be on your winning team. 

This article is part of a series of articles on project management titled “The Master of Delegation”. If you would like to receive all of the articles in this series then please send me an email and I will be happy to forward whatever training material you request.

Until next time please remember that you determine the success of your project.

Mario Rotanelli  – imagemaximus@gmail.com

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A few nice civil engineering job articles images I found:

Massachusetts Trip – Pic 30


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This is the grave of US Colonel Everett Peabody – Springfield Cemetery – Springfield, Massachusetts. Peabody, a civil engineer, was a graduate of Harvard University and would move to St. Joseph, Missouri to take a job with a railroad. With the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed major of the 13th Missouri (US) Infantry regiment. Promoted colonel of the regiment in September 1861, he would lead his regiment in the defense of Lexington, Missouri. Wounded and carried from the field, he would be captured with the rest of the garrison. After being exchanged he would recruit the 25th Missouri (US) Infantry regiment. Peabody would be ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee in March 1862. There he would take command of the First Brigade of the Sixth Division. On the morning of April 6, the Confederates would attack near a small church – Shiloh Meeting House. His regiments would be credited with discovering the Confederate attack, giving the Federal army time to prepare for the heavy attacks. Peabody would be hit with three bullets before a fourth hit in the face, killing him instantly. For more information on Peabody, see my blog article, "Colonel Everett Peabody – Unsung Hero of Shiloh."

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Photo by: Michael Noirot
ThisMightyScourge.com/
www.BattlefieldPortraits.com/

Massachusetts Trip – Pic 31


Image by BattlefieldPortraits.com
This is the grave of US Colonel Everett Peabody – Springfield Cemetery – Springfield, Massachusetts. Peabody, a civil engineer, was a graduate of Harvard University and would move to St. Joseph, Missouri to take a job with a railroad. With the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed major of the 13th Missouri (US) Infantry regiment. Promoted colonel of the regiment in September 1861, he would lead his regiment in the defense of Lexington, Missouri. Wounded and carried from the field, he would be captured with the rest of the garrison. After being exchanged he would recruit the 25th Missouri (US) Infantry regiment. Peabody would be ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee in March 1862. There he would take command of the First Brigade of the Sixth Division. On the morning of April 6, the Confederates would attack near a small church – Shiloh Meeting House. His regiments would be credited with discovering the Confederate attack, giving the Federal army time to prepare for the heavy attacks. Peabody would be hit with three bullets before a fourth hit in the face, killing him instantly. For more information on Peabody, see my blog article, "Colonel Everett Peabody – Unsung Hero of Shiloh."

wp.me/ppYu1-bE

Photo by: Michael Noirot
ThisMightyScourge.com/
www.BattlefieldPortraits.com/

by slworking2

How important are the Edinburgh architects?

The world we live in is mainly built by the hands of other people. The number of places where nature is still able to rightfully claim the line of the horizon is lower with every passing day. The increasing number of people on this planet and their needs for developing various areas economically and for habitation has led to an increased number of constructions.

But those buildings cannot rise from the dirt on their own. The people who play an active role in the built, and I am talking about the ones that put in physical labor, are not always experts on how things should be done properly so the structure they are building will resist over time. This is the main reason why some handle the physical labor, while others take care of the brain work.

The people that play a very important role in a project are Edinburgh architects. Even though many others have undermined and underestimated the role played by Edinburgh architects in every project that demanded their presence, there are some people who know that without them everything would be lost. Hopefully, in this article there will be some light shed on the subject.

If you are considering building a new home or a new building, the main activity always starts from an idea. If you have a very good idea about what you are looking for and what the final product should look like, then you should have no problem communicating it to the Edinburgh architects. It is their job to transpose your idea onto paper and make it more real.

Once you have given them the foundation on which they can work on, architects Edinburgh will start from the sketches drawn at first and start looking into the details of the project. This is where everything is measured and scaled properly according to the available space and your desires. This is also the stage where you can get an accurate estimate on the total costs involved.

Once every detail has been laid out on paper and you are happy with the results, the final blueprints are printed for the contractor that will handle the build. Since the architects Edinburgh are very well aware of what the local market has to offer, they will present a very good advantage in getting you the best deal possible as far as price and quality are concerned.

If you choose your architects Edinburgh carefully, their involvement in your project will not be over there. After the build starts, they can visit occasionally and advise on the quality of work of the contractor. Once the foundations are laid they can observe and see whether they will resist or not. Every other fault in the process can be easily observed by someone with experience.

But where can you find architects Edinburgh that will provide just the right services that you need? If you are looking for someone with experience, that can guide you through the entire process, but you don’t know where to look, you should start with the internet.

One of the first pages you can visit should be burgessadams.com, the website that offers information about reliable Edinburgh architects. This is where you can see what are their current projects and their portfolio, which will make the choice easier.