Do not fall prey to your own confirmation bias. Find out what your customers actually “want” (e.g., will pay for).

Many organizations resist the development of robust policies and procedures. But have you ever considered that they can be liberating?

So you have committed to internalizing general contracting within your development organization. How do you start?

A discussion of best practices when developing a new multifamily project or prototype.

While eyes may glaze over any discussion of insurance, establishing some simple procedures and reporting can significantly reduce a Developer’s liability during construction.

Ensure you select the right contract for your project and understand the limitations of how even the best contract will not fully mitigate your risk.

Employing a root cause analysis system can help a developer to, over time, signigicantly reduce construction risk and unanticipated costs. Here we share our thoughts on how best to implemen this practice.

The S Curve Report is a powerful tool to help gain further insight into the schedule performance of your projects. While you may receive schedule updates from your general contractor or owner’s representative, the S Curve serves as a check and balance, to ensure that one is not assuaged by rose tinted glasses.

The construction process generates a wealth of cost data, but ow much is useful to a developer and what can the developer do to best leverage the data it collects?

The industry continues to use Gantt charts to schedule what is most often a dependent sequence of events. Remove unneeded complexity from your projects and join the Clear Flow Matrix revolution!

Does the developer really have as much authority over the general contractor as they believe? Some cautionary thinking based on industry realities.

We all know that time is money. The question to answer is how much money is time worth? And then make sure everyone knows.

Whether a developer is hiring their first full time owner’s representative, building an internal general contractor or just hoping to establish a good working relationsip with their third party general contractors, establishing core principles is key to proper governance. Here we outline best practices to establish trust and best handle the inevitable challenges of a litigous and often opaque industry.

The short answer is probably not. But understanding why that is the case can be help you to avoid pitfalls if you are committed to going down this path.