Emotional Intelligence in Construction
Emotional intelligence is an essential skill in the workplace including the construction sector. With other important skills such as teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills, Emotional …
Author: Amila Gamage
Amila Gamage is the founder of Sihela Consultants and Builtlogy digital magazine. Her experience in the construction industry is over 17 years specializing in contract management. She is also an ACLP certified trainer in Singapore and conducts workshops and training sessions on related topics.
The Art of Creating Accurate Estimates
Estimates are important in project planning and it affects the overall success of the project too. For any project, it is important to accurately estimate …
Managing Multicultural Teams in Projects
Construction project teams comprise of people from different cultures and backgrounds. Therefore, it is important to understand how to manage multicultural teams because this affects …
Data Explosion, Analytics, and Competitive Advantage
After sharing what is data, information and knowledge, this post is about Data Explosion, Analytics, and Competitive Advantage. Although this post is written focusing on …
Value of Project Management for Construction Projects
Construction projects greatly depend on the success of project management. The main aspects of construction projects such as quality, cost and time management can be …
Data, Information and Knowledge Management
With digital transformation in the construction industry, data, big data, IoT, information, Knowledge, data warehouse and there are many other words that are new to …
Case Study: Hidden Costs and Dangers of the Shortcut
This post is written as a review based on the article “The Hidden Costs and Dangers of the Shortcut” published on projectsmart.co.uk. In construction project …
Implications of Moore’s law on Construction industry
What are the implications of Moore’s law and faster, cheaper computing on a firm’s ability to create a sustainable competitive advantage? What are the implications …
Skills Today’s Managers Need in the Knowledge-Economy
In today’s knowledge economy, it is found that most of the workers are knowledge workers compared to a decade ago. Productivity and effectiveness is the …
Case Study: LAMP-H Project
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has one of the complicated project management processes that need several years for successful project completion (Sutterfield et …