3 TIPS: DRIVING VALUE WITH DOCUMENT CONTROL
REALIZING VALUE WITH IMPROVED DOCUMENT CONTROL
Every week, construction professionals commit 35% of their time to tasks that fail to move projects forward — fourteen hours a week that nearly every contributor spends searching through old project documents, addressing rework, navigating disputes, confirming information, and waiting for approvals. Productivity sinks like these inflate costs and make it harder for organizations to maximize the value of their efforts.
Industry leaders recognize the slow erosion of their bottom line and have taken action to minimize those losses. By converting the document control experience from a manual, static process into a dynamic and integrated strategic center, teams worldwide have improved their communication, reduced approvals, and lessened the impact of project rework. InEight Chief Product Officer Brad Barth spoke with industry leaders from Graham Construction, Orion Group Holdings, and Sundt Construction for their advice on improving document control and how contractors can continue to grow and differentiate themselves in a crowded construction market.
EXPERT PANEL:
MICHELLE ORIZZONTE
Corporate Document Control Manager
Graham Construction
After over a decade of on-site project management experience, Michelle has spearheaded Graham's document management practices for the past five years. She guides a team of regional document control leads and is dedicated to streamlining processes and prioritizing standardization and efficiency in Graham's documentation workflows. With technology like InEight Document, her team aims to foster collaboration and minimize risks across all Graham's projects.
CURTIS SMITH
Project Controls Manager Sundt Construction
After a successful military career specializing in heavy equipment and infrastructure, Curtis joined Sundt in 2013. He currently leads front-line support for all project functions. In his role, Curtis provides insights into potential challenges that lead to proactive risk management across the organization. Curtis also supports the implementation and training of a comprehensive project management solution focusing on document control.
CHRIS PERRIN
Vice President of Project Services
Orion Group Holdings
Chris has held various project controls positions in the engineering and construction industry across the two decades, supporting up to $1 billion in project value. For the last 8 years, he's provided corporate-level support and guidance to Orion's project controls resources and processes, including cost control, planning and scheduling, risk management, change management, and document control.
THE COMPANIES:
GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION
Graham is an employee-owned construction solutions partner that provides general contracting, design-build, construction management, and P3 services to the buildings, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. With over nine decades of experience, Graham undertakes projects of every scope, scale, and complexity.
SUNDT CONSTRUCTION
Sundt Construction, Inc. is one of the country's most respected general contractors, currently ranked in ENR's top 100 largest construction companies in the United States. Sundt is a full-service building contractor with expertise that spans the entire construction lifecycle.
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS
Orion is a specialty construction company offering marine, concrete, and engineering & consulting services across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Orion provides a single source for construction and engineering services on and off the water.