CQM Construction Tech Stack

Construction Tech Stack

Creating a strong construction technology stack for integrated business intelligence (BI) within an owner-type organization through a Systems Thinking approach. This method guarantees a closed-loop value stream to support safe, quality-focused construction projects. Below is a tech stack that includes a list of popular tools, enhanced with additional applications, and structured to promote feedback and ongoing improvement. 1. […]

CQM-Safety

CQM Safety

Construction Quality Management is very closely related to Construction Safety Management. Many quality negligences will eventually lead to safety hazards because requirements were not performed as expected. That is the definition of quality: Quality is to achieve the ‘right’ expectation! Defining the “right” expectations is the key when it comes to creating specifications and drawings […]

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CQM POD Meetings

CQM POD Meeting or Plan of the Day, Tailgate, Huddle, or Scrum’s Daily Stand-up meetings are the most critical and essential CQM meetings of all coordination meetings. As mentioned in the previous post about CQM Meetings Construction Projects are all about planning, coordination, and control. As recommended in the USACE CQM-C manual, there should be […]

CQM RFI Reason Codes

CQM RFI Process

For a proper Construction Quality Management, changes must be tracked by a Request for Information Process. No change will be applied to the Contract Design and Construction Documents unless it passes through the RFI Process. Only upon the Architect of Record’s approval will changes be applied and approved for implementation. The source of these RFIs […]

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PMO for CQM

Establishing a Project Management Office or PMO for CQM is an essential initiative by the organization to standardize processes, align strategies, set expectations, collect lessons learned, and transfer knowledge into BI4CQM. The PMO for CQM is also called the center of excellence or center of expertise. The CQM Methodology will not cover the process to […]

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Business Success & CQM Sustainability

A key to successful CQM Implementation is proper Business Management with Quality Excellence Mindset for Business Success and CQM Sustainability. Without the proper Top Management Support and Strategic Alignment, the CQM Implementation will face hardship or failure at lower levels. Therefore, an initial step of proper training and coaching starts with the top management’s commitment […]

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CQM Root Causes

CQM Root Causes section is an effort to define Quality in Construction from CQM Methodology perspective and determine the Good vs Bad Quality Root Causes. Many consider Quality Control Inspection as the only task a Quality Manager is to perform and when the test results and inspection reports are not to their liking, they blame […]

LEAN in CQM

Best Practices in CQM

CQM Methodology encourages continuous improvement, research, and development to find Best Practices available to the Construction Industry and advocates to promote collaborative knowledge sharing. With the advancement in Data Information Technology, new knowledge and innovative solutions are created, published, and distributed in minutes. Through the CQM Community recommendations, these new innovative solutions are tested and […]

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PMI in CQM for Construction Quality

Project Management Institute PMI plays a great role in forming the CQM Methodology and Framework. In fact, CQM Community started with a Breakfast Panel in November 19th, 2019 with participants from the Project Management Institute Great Lakes Chapter Construction Community in Detroit, Michigan. Similarly, Project Management Institute was developed by Construction Project Managers gathered for […]

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Procore PMIS for CQM

Use of a Project Management Information System such as Procore PMIS for CQM Implementation as a tool is the key to successful documentation and proper workflow automation. There is a variety of selection for PMIS systems available in the market for the Construction Industry, however, Procore is selected due to its ease of use, quick […]