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Q&A With Dr Greg Usher: Client-Side Project Management, Project Success and AI
Client Side Project Management

Q&A With Dr Greg Usher: Client-Side Project Management, Project Success and AI

Dr Greg Usher, who holds a PhD in client-side project management, on protecting the client, why project success is not client satisfaction, reporting, and AI.

Doug Vincent

Effective Construction Communication: Why It Breaks Down and How to Fix It
Client Side Project Management

Effective Construction Communication: Why It Breaks Down and How to Fix It

Construction communication is slipping as teams hide behind software. Lorne McClurg on why 80% of the job should come from your mouth, not your keyboard.

Doug Vincent

Why Your Capital Project Is Struggling: 7 Lessons from Lorne McClurg
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Why Your Capital Project Is Struggling: 7 Lessons from Lorne McClurg

Seven things we learned from Lorne McClurg about why capital projects struggle today, and what project owners can do about each.

Jackson Row

What Is the Construction Industry Getting Wrong? A Q&A With Lorne McClurg of Moto Projects
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What Is the Construction Industry Getting Wrong? A Q&A With Lorne McClurg of Moto Projects

Construction industry problems, answered by a veteran client-side PM on vanishing trade skills, weak governance, and software and AI hype.

Jackson Row

The Hardest Conversations a Client-Side PM Has
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The Hardest Conversations a Client-Side PM Has

Client-side project managers often have to raise uncomfortable news early. Here’s how cost, risk, and change order conversations can be handled well.

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Ella Hiles

Where Construction Projects Start to Go Wrong: 7 Risks Client-Side PMs Should Catch Early
Client Side Project Management

Where Construction Projects Start to Go Wrong: 7 Risks Client-Side PMs Should Catch Early

Construction problems don’t start on site. Senior PM Will Hodge on the seven problems that compound from day one, and how to head them off.

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William Hodge

Q&A: Working Client-Side Project Managers Answer 12 Real Questions
Client Side Project Management

Q&A: Working Client-Side Project Managers Answer 12 Real Questions

Two working client-side project managers answer 12 questions on cost blowouts, authority delays, variations, hard conversations and advice for new clients.

Jacob Gibbs

10 Client-Side Project Management Lessons We Learned From Real PMs
Client Side Project Management

10 Client-Side Project Management Lessons We Learned From Real PMs

Client-side project management explained by two real PMs from Essence Project Management: the role, the cost blowouts, and what to sort before signing.

Jacob Gibbs

Client Side Project Manager: Role, Skills, and Salary
Client Side Project Management

Client Side Project Manager: Role, Skills, and Salary

A client-side project manager runs construction delivery for the owner. See the role, skills, salary, and advice from a senior PM.

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William Hodge

5 Effective Ways to Present a Project to Clients Successfully
Client Side Project Management

5 Effective Ways to Present a Project to Clients Successfully

See how to present a project to clients with 5 practical ways using visuals, metrics, and reports to explain your ideas clearly and win approval.

Arlene Hidalgo

Business Casual Dress Code for Client-Side Project Managers
Client Side Project Management

Business Casual Dress Code for Client-Side Project Managers

No idea what to wear in a meeting or casual get-together with your team? Here are a few business casual tips that you might find handy.

Razel Romagos

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