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Why Buying the Right Things the Right Way Can Make or Break a Project When people hear the word procurement, they often think it simply means buying things. A company needs cement. It buys cement. A government needs computers. It buys computers. A contractor needs steel. It buys steel. While purchasing is certainly part of […]
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Where Does the Money for Billion-Dollar Projects Come From? When a new airport is announced, one of the first things people ask is: “How much will it cost?” Sometimes the answer is astonishing. Five billion dollars. Ten billion dollars. Fifty billion dollars. The figures are so large that many people assume governments simply have the
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Why Every Successful Project Begins by Asking the Right Questions Every year, governments announce ambitious infrastructure programmes. Businesses unveil expansion plans. Developers propose new housing estates. Energy companies plan power plants. Technology firms prepare to launch new products. Some of these projects succeed and create lasting value. Others are delayed, abandoned or never move beyond
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How Every Successful Project Moves from an Idea to Reality When people see a new airport, bridge, factory or railway under construction, they often assume that the project has just begun. In reality, construction is usually one of the later stages. Long before the first excavator arrives on site, months or even years of planning,
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What Is a Project? (It’s More Than Just Construction) When you hear the word project, what comes to mind? For many people, it’s a bridge under construction. A new airport. A highway. A skyscraper. Or perhaps a government project announced on the evening news. While these are certainly projects, they represent only a small part
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