Dealing with difficult vendors
Fortunately, truly difficult and opportunistic vendors are rare. But we have all had the experience of the vendor who knows you depend on th…
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Month: March 2015
“I have a bad feeling about this…” – Why experience matters
Jumping to conclusions is efficient if the conclusions are likely to to be correct and the costs of an occasional mistake acceptable, and if…
Getting the right incentives into construction management agreements
Poorly-designed incentives may encourage a contractor to behave in unexpected and unpleasant ways. And construction management is a form of …
Feeding stray cats: Should you support a contractor in financial distress?
You know what it’s like to have a hungry stray cat begging at the back door. You try to ignore it. You hope it will go home. But one d…
“I have a bad feeling about this…” – Why experience matters
Jumping to conclusions is efficient if the conclusions are likely to to be correct and the costs of an occasional mistake acceptable, and if…
Getting the right incentives into construction management agreements
Poorly-designed incentives may encourage a contractor to behave in unexpected and unpleasant ways. And construction management is a form of …
Feeding stray cats: Should you support a contractor in financial distress?
You know what it’s like to have a hungry stray cat begging at the back door. You try to ignore it. You hope it will go home. But one d…