The Why for Change in an Industry Undergoing Radical Transformation

The Why for Change in an Industry Undergoing Radical Transformation

A wide-ranging debate rages in engineering and construction, regarding the extent to which the industry must change to align more closely with contemporary business and broader societal expectations. The debate concerns a raft of challenges facing the industry, with...
Reflections on a Theme: Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?

Reflections on a Theme: Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?

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...
Productivity improvement in Engineering & Construction – why is it so important?

Productivity improvement in Engineering & Construction – why is it so important?

  I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m finding it hard to remember what life was like prior to the onset of the dreaded “C” situation. Can you recall what was happening across Australia 5 years ago? I’ll summarise with help from my archives and more specifically a 15...
More Facts that Businesses and Individuals need to know about Maximising Productivity

More Facts that Businesses and Individuals need to know about Maximising Productivity

Maximising productivity is a key issue for individuals as well as businesses. Identifying and implementing small, incremental improvements is the key to improving organisational as well as personal productivity and performance. Comparison of James Clear’s research...