Entries by Elnaz Khaleghi

Partnering (part 2)

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What makes partnering successful? Within the construction industry, partnering – an optimal relationship between a customer and supplier – offers many opportunities to improve construction projects’ total quality and cost-effectiveness while developing an atmosphere conducive to innovation, teamwork, trust, and commitment. Partnering can be used to attain total quality management (TQM). Key Elements of Partnering: […]

Partnering (Best Practice)

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Having a strong partnership makes a tremendous impact on projects. PTAG has industry-specific teams ready to help you build a united teamwith a common objective, improving quality, reducing costs, and increasing efficiency. Partnering is a long-term commitment between two or more organizations as in an alliance or it may be applied to a shorter period […]

PTAG’s Hydro Experience

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Did you know PTAG has worked on hydroelectric and industrial projects ranging in value from $1M to over $12B and covers:  Hydroelectric development, Rehabilitation, Transmission & Distribution Projects?  PTAG’s Hydroelectric and Industrial Project subject matter experts have direct experience with dam rehabilitations and new generation developments.  PTAG offers an in-depth understanding of project and asset […]

Webinar Recap –Digital Transformation: Automating Field Reporting & Progressing– September 20 at CIM MEMO 2022

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Digital Transformation: Automating Field Reporting & Progressing Listen in to this video recap as PTAG industry thought leaders, Feroz Ashraf, and Bob Brown, discuss Digital Transformation, Automating, Field Reporting & Progressing. This is the recap video of the session presented in Sudbury at the CIM | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (MEMO 2022) […]

Lessons Learned Program (LLP)

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Lessons Learned (LL) is knowledge gained from experience, successful or otherwise, to improve future performance. Each company should develop a Lessons Learned Program (LLP) to promote success and achievement. The Lessons Learned Program involves the people, processes, and tools that support an organization’s collection, analysis, and implementation of validated lessons learned. People possess organizational knowledge. […]

Implementation Planning Model

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Once a new opportunity is identified, and an implementation path is laid out, the implementation process will result in the need for change. The implementation of new or improved practices is the driver for change management. Organizations face many challenges in overcoming barriers that come up during the implementation of new practices. An Implementation Champion […]

Front End Planning Process

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Do you want to keep on top of your projects? Are you thinking about having greater influence over your projects? At PTAG, we focus on creating a strong and early link between the business or mission, project strategy, scope, cost, and schedule, and maintaining that link unbroken throughout the project life. A well-performed front-end planning […]

Steps In Construction Dispute Resolution

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PTAG has industry specific teams ready to review the causes and administrative costs of such claims, recommend procedures for avoiding claims and investigate alternatives for the early, equitable settlement of claims. Dispute Review Boards (DRB) can be an effective way to facilitate timely on-site resolution of disputes, preventing matters from escalating costs and timelines.