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Multiple change orders are flooding in during construction. How do you prioritize them?

When multiple change orders flood in during construction, it's crucial to prioritize effectively to maintain project momentum and budget. Here's how to tackle this challenge:

  • Assess impact: Evaluate each change order's effect on cost, schedule, and quality to determine its urgency.

  • Consult stakeholders: Engage with project owners, architects, and contractors to understand the importance and necessity of each change.

  • Establish a ranking system: Create criteria to rank change orders based on their impact and stakeholder input.

How do you handle change orders in your projects?

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Multiple change orders are flooding in during construction. How do you prioritize them?

When multiple change orders flood in during construction, it's crucial to prioritize effectively to maintain project momentum and budget. Here's how to tackle this challenge:

  • Assess impact: Evaluate each change order's effect on cost, schedule, and quality to determine its urgency.

  • Consult stakeholders: Engage with project owners, architects, and contractors to understand the importance and necessity of each change.

  • Establish a ranking system: Create criteria to rank change orders based on their impact and stakeholder input.

How do you handle change orders in your projects?

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    Francois Roos

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    Handling them like suggested is correct but you have to prioritise them in order of most threat to the critical path as well. Your impact may and should take this into account but which one will delay your project first. Cost of time on critical path is often underestimated, fixed cost of project plus business gain of project once completed plus interest on capital already invested is not insignificant. Resolve and get permission to proceed or not make the change quick and efficiently, time spent on this takes the eye off the rest of the project and then your team loose momentum. Loosing momentum is really bad for a project.

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    Pankaj Kapoor

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    Effectively managing change orders in a project can be a complex and stressful task. Since every situation is unique, it's essential to analyze the reasons behind each change order. This involves determining whether the change is driven by customer requests, value engineering solutions, market dynamics, or other factors. Categorizing each change order and developing a strategy to process them according to contract conditions is crucial. Prioritization of change orders based on their impact on the project timeline and budget is also vital, with changes affecting the critical path taking precedence.

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    Arun kumar

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    When multiple change orders come in during construction, it's essential to prioritize them carefully to ensure the project remains on track and within budget. Here are some steps to help you prioritize change orders effectively: 1. Assess Urgency and Impact: Safety: Address any change orders related to safety concerns immediately. Regulatory Compliances 2. Evaluate Cost Impact: 3. Stakeholder Requests: 4. Resource Availability: 5. Feasibility and Complexity 6. Alignment with Project Goals: 7. Consult with the Project Team: 8. Long-term Impact: Once all factors are considered, a prioritization list should be created and communicated clearly to all stakeholders.

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    Mo. Ali

    Project Management | Contract Administration | Project Coordination | Quantity Survey | MBA | PMP | PMOCP | Engineers Australia

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    In a dynamic construction project, I anticipate a stream of change orders. To effectively prioritize them, I will implement a robust system. This involves a comprehensive evaluation of each order, considering factors such as impact on project schedule, budget, safety, and overall project goals. I will then categorize them based on urgency and criticality, ensuring that those with the most significant consequences are addressed first. This proactive approach minimizes disruptions and maximizes project success.

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    Manoj Sahu

    Chief Projects & Construction at Engineering & Projects Division, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur

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    The simple way to deal with this is to prioritise your choice which are either affecting first the supply item which are critical to meet the project timeline, second the ongoing erection services or the third could be other issues related to commercial aspects the reason for the change orders

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