9 Tips to Get the Right Data for Your Procurement Business Case
By providing context to your organization’s problems and focusing on solutions, the right data can fuel strategic construction procurement conversations.
Blog: Trends And Insights
Building Relationships Means Better Building Projects
Think about some projects that went well, those delivered on budget and on target. Why did they go well? In all likelihood, a healthy dose of collaboration that circulated amongst all parties created the foundation for strong relationships.
Reshaping the Regulatory Environment to Improve Construction Productivity
If construction productivity is to experience the type of growth other industries, such as manufacturing, have experienced, government regulation needs to evolve. Our Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs explains five changes governments could make to add productivity to the construction industry.
Celebrating Facilities Management Professionals
Today, on IFMA’s World Facilities Management Day, Gordian celebrates the unsung heroes responsible for maintaining our built environment – facilities departments.
Students, Funding and Facilities: A Balancing Act of Priorities
Gordian explores the balancing act higher education leadership and institutions face between students, funds and facilities.
Minimize the Risk of Cost Overruns With Accurate Cost Data
Construction cost overruns are a serious risk that can send ripples throughout an organization’s budgets and operations, and while all would agree these mistakes must be avoided, leaders don’t always have the robust estimating data needed to plan and budget with confidence.
Safety Sucks… and Other Procurement Lessons Learned from the Cockpit
As Procurement Month winds down, our Enterprise Business General Manager, Scott Smith, who also serves as Vice Chair for The Institute of Public Procurement (NIGP) Business Council, applies his lessons learned as a naval aviator to best practices in public procurement.
Top 7 Blog Posts of 2017
Read through our best blog posts from the past year, as we count down the top seven topics of 2017, including industry best practices, success stories and solutions for common construction challenges and concerns.
Frequently Asked Questions about Vizient Job Order Contracting
Vizient Job Order Contracting is a construction project delivery solution designed to reduce the time and expense associated with construction work.
Recap: Using Credible Data for Life Cycle Costing & Budgeting
At last month’s World Workplace 2017 Conference and Expo hosted by International Facility Management Association (IFMA), we took a look at cost estimating challenges and presented solutions for improved life cycle costing and budgeting. Here a few key takeaways from the presentation.
