Planning

Over the weekend I went to my daughter’s home to check on the progress of the remodeling going on. She and her husband contracted with the local design/build firm called DesignTech to refurbish their house by redoing the kitchen and adding the equivalent of three bedrooms and a bath. This is a major project which is almost doubling the size of their home.

Demolition began about four weeks ago. Since then, the old garage has been torn down, new footers poured, framing has been completed, roofing done, plumbing installed, and electrical wires run. So, understand my amazement, when I saw all of this progress in under four weeks! I have heard so many horror stories of construction delays and mistakes, that seeing this was a breath of fresh air. Think of the co-ordination between and among all of the various trades – masons, carpenters, roofers, electricians, plumbers, sheet metal works, and more.

This kind of harmony can come about only through careful planning and project management. It is because my son-in-law was so impressed by the project management methodology used by DesignTech that they decided on this firm. Turns out to be a good call!

I can’t help but contrast this with lack of scheduling and planning I so often see in small manufacturing companies. They run in chaos. They are often late. They have upset customers. It is no wonder so many small companies fail – they fail to plan.

Kudos to DesignTech, run by Rich Hobar, and other companies like them.

Will Limkemann
Limkemann Business Advisors
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