Productivity Means Profits. Both Improvement and in Lost Productivity Claims.

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Industry Experts Present Best Practices in Productivity Improvement Plus Management of Lost Productivity Claims Purchase the complete series for a 40% savings PLUS an exclusive Lost Productivity special report! More and more construction claims are including a loss-of-productivity component these days. But too often the claimed amount is not properly substantiated or presented. This webinar series will help you understand what makes for a good lost productivity claim, its strengths and weaknesses, and how to respond. Equally important are efforts to improve productivity, whether your goal is to increase the success rate of your projects or to mitigate a lost productivity situation.  To help you identify, document, measure and price a lost productivity claim, we have assembled recognized experts, including research professor William Ibbs, pricing expert and author William Schwartzkopf, and productivity experts Glenn Ballard and Michael Casten.  Series Overview Lost Productivity Claims: Identification and Measurement -- Dr. William Ibbs, University of California Lost Productivity Claims: Pricing, Proposal Preparation and Analysis -- William Schwartzkopf, Sage Consulting Group Getting Started with Lean Construction: Practical Applications and Best Practices -- Dr. Glenn Ballard, University of California Minimum Workzone Requirements: Creating a Delay-Free Operation -- Michael Casten, Construction Concepts®  Productivity Documentation and Measurement are Key to Profitable Projects! Special Series Bonus Offer -- Best Value! Receive The Challenges of Lost Labor Productivity FREE! A PDF copy of The Challenges of Lost Productivity, a 110-page special report providing practical advice from experts in the field will help guide you through possibilities and pitfalls of a lost productivity claim.  This report normally sells for $185 at the ConstructionPro Network bookstore but is yours free with series DVD purchase. Take advantage of this Memorial Day special offer available until May 26, 2014.  The individual webinars normally sell for $246 each and the report for $185.  Get the DVD series and book for the low price of just $349 and save $820! Click here to order! The Recorded Webinars in Detail: Session 1 — Lost Productivity Claims: Identification and Measurement   Dr. Ibbs dives into the starting point for lost productivity claims: identification and measurement. Learn different ways to measure productivity, how to use performance ratios, trending and forecasting. Loss of productivity is often the reason for other claim elements, such as delay, disruption, acceleration and extended overhead. Understanding the loss-of-productivity claim's strengths and weaknesses will help you evaluate other types of claims as well. You will learn the latest technical and legal concepts associated with loss of productivity. Some of the issues that are covered include: What is productivity? How should it be measured? What guidelines, methods, and tools are commonly used to measure loss of productivity? When can loss-of-productivity claims be asserted? What are recent developments in how courts and boards have treated loss-of-productivity claims? What types of documentation should be assembled and developed in anticipation of a claim? What contractual provisions can be used to present and support loss-of-productivity claims, and which can be used to rebut them? And much, much more!  Your instructor: Dr. William Ibbs, University of California Berkeley (Click here for bio.) Session 2 — Pricing, Preparation, Support and Analysis of Lost Productivity Claims William Schwartzkopf, author of Aspen Publishers’ Calculating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims and Calculating Construction Damages, and his colleagues from Sage Consulting Group reviews what works in pricing, preparation, support, and analysis of lost productivity claims. The importance of a detailed analysis using actual cost records will be highlighted, and a variety of examples will be used to illustrate the calculation of damages by various methods such as actual cost, total cost, modified total cost, measured mile, and earned value. Learn which of the accepted methods of calculating lost labor productivity are appropriate in different situations, as well as how to calculate other types of costs, including extended field and home-office overhead, labor and equipment escalation costs, overtime, and acceleration costs. The expert speakers present time-tested tips on pricing, presenting, and defending against claims for loss of productivity. Your instructors:  William Schwartzkopf, Jim Giles and Brent McSwain, Sage Consulting Group (Click here for bio.) Click here to order! Session 3 — Getting Started with Lean Construction: Practical Applications and Best Practices Lean construction pioneer Glenn Ballard cuts right to the chase to help your organization understand that Lean Construction is more than just an academic exercise, providing case-study results, practical applications and tools for incorporating lean techniques on your projects. As design/build, integrated project delivery (IPD) and other cooperative delivery methods gain favor, lean construction (and design) can be employed by the entire team - contractors, owners, A/Es, CMs and consultants.   Your instructor: Dr. Glenn Ballard, University of California Berkeley (Click here for bio.) Session 4 — Best Practices in Mitigating Inefficiency and Improving Productivity Construction "production management" & productivity expert Mike Casten presents a proven technique for achieving optimum productivity in what is typically an unpredictable, low-productivity project situation. Having helped contractors successfully implement Minimum Workzone Requirements on numerous projects, Casten will explain what it is, how it works, and what it will do to help you improve your projects' success rates and avoid needless delays. Your instructor: Michael Casten, Construction Concepts®  (Click here for bio.) Click here to order! This is a great opportunity to hear from these experts whose careers have focused on the study and improvement of productivity as well as advising contractors and owners on how to prepare, analyze and resolve lost productivity disputes. Who Should Take Advantage of This Special DVD Offer? Owners, contractors, construction managers and owners' representatives who want to further their understanding of lost productivity issues, gain insight on how to properly prepare or analyze a lost productivity claim, and learn best practices for improving jobsite productivity.

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