Managing Change at the Jobsite

Review the jobsite supervisor’s role in managing the change order process. Discuss the negative impact of change orders on the completion of the original scope of work and the methods for minimizing and managing these impacts.

 

Description

Duration: 1/2 Day,

Instructor: Blake Wentz

Review the jobsite supervisor’s role in managing the change order process. Discuss the negative impact of change orders on the completion of the original scope of work and the methods for minimizing and managing these impacts. Topics include: foreman as guardian of the scope of work, the real costs of change orders, the project owner?s perspective on change orders, methods for managing and preventing productivity loss on change orders, the importance of the early identification of change orders, the effects of overtime on productivity, managing change orders with a strong foreman/project manager team, the importance of solid change order documentation, what a typical contract says about change orders, managing time and material change orders, managing morale and motivation on projects with numerous change orders.