by Peter W | Mar 15, 2024 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services
My previous article concerning artificial intelligence (AI) related implications for engineering and construction sparked two related topics of feedback. Firstly, concerning AI as an enabling technology: Does this looming innovation represent a great leap forward or...
by Peter W | Feb 4, 2024 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services
Source: ACA, ABS The image above succinctly captures the historic productivity performance of Australia’s Engineering and Construction industry. The Construction sector in particular has performed abysmally, decreasing by a net 1% since 1990 in comparison with...
by Peter W | Oct 9, 2023 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, Rail Technical, technical consulting services
Of all the concepts that a small business needs to take on board as it grows and matures, Governance is the one that sounds most “corporate”. Especially since Governance encompasses words such as authority, accountability, direction and control. The evolution of...
by Peter W | Sep 18, 2023 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, Rail Technical, technical consulting services
Social media-fuelled debate thrives on immediacy and drama: “I’m OUTRAGED!” “who’s dropped the ball on that?” “Someone (obviously not me) should fix that!” “wHy haven’t they fixed it yet?” Sometimes short-term, reactive behaviour is exactly what’s needed. Pretty much...
by Peter W | May 30, 2022 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services
Most homeowners are acutely aware of the high cost of housing in Australia. So too, many would-be homeowners are becoming aware of the challenges faced by new home and apartment builders as contractors assess the consequences of their committed forward workloads,...
by Peter W | Mar 28, 2022 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services, Transport Management
A recent CEDA conference in Sydney headlined “Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?” coincided with the 21 March 2022 release of Infrastructure Australia’s report on “A roadmap to a more productive and resilient future” A fair amount of the...
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