Posts tagged scheduling
Strung Out on Caffeine and . . . Remodeling. Solution: "My Kids"
5August 30, 2010
by Holly Bertsch
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So how does one go about getting a job done on time? Well, it all comes down to planning. By planning I mean -- get your (special) orders in on time. That has been what has been slowing us down recently. I am constantly waiting for this . . . to be able to do that. The granite can't be measured for the kitchen, because the cabinets came in wrong. The shower door can't be measured for the custom shower, because the client couldn't decide on the marble they wanted for the enclosure. These things, I felt, were totally out of my control. Yet . . . they have left me strung out on remodeling and . . . caffeine. [ . . . ]
Richard Holschuh :: Finding Your Bearings (On Process)
7June 14, 2010
I call this getting your bearings; finding the reference point from which all subsequent decisions will unfold and point back, as a virtual True North of the journey-man. If a mistake is made at this point, there will be a great deal of wasted time, retracing of steps, and the desired destination may never be attained successfully, much less satisfactorily; certainly not a profitable business model and a helluva way to run a railroad.
This is a skill worth recognizing, honing, and rewarding. [ . . . ]
There is a Time to Hang, a Time to Tape and a Time to Dry
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So the Title Stays For Now
The idea for this musing came to me when I was working in my free time to install a few sheets of drywall in a closet underneath a set of stairs. And while it was the time that passes (between taping and a finished product) that initially got me on the topic, it did not [...]
