Construction

Management Consulting Services to the Construction Industry

Construction as an industry has one of the highest failure rates and lowest profitability of any business segment. The vast majority of these failures and lack of profitability are attributable to two major organizational shortcomings: poor organizational practices and the failure of corporate leaders to seek guidance from experts outside their firm. Projects are becoming ever more complex in nature, with risk increasing proportionately.

To compete effectively and profitably, while mitigating risk, construction firms must be efficiently run in virtually every aspect of operations.   Winning new work isn't enough.   Projects must be acquired and managed diligently with consistent, reliable and repeatable processes and highly trained professional staff.

Construction firms need to develop and execute on the organization's strategy.   This requires clarity and speed in decision making, the ability to maintain customer focus, as well as optimizing the talent within the organization.   This all requires effective leaders from the field level to the senior executives.

Navigant Consulting's Construction Management Consulting Group works with your firm to develop the necessary leadership and management skills, processes, and strategic direction to be successful. Our services are customized to provide your organization with the requisite skill sets and tools to increase profitability, improve the organization, and develop competitive strategies for the future. We provide independent, third-party insight into the needs of your firm with knowledge developed through working with numerous organizations similar to your own.

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    Management Consulting Services

    Overview of management consulting services to the construction industry.

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    Peer Groups

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    Strategic Planning

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From helping to develop the strategic direction for your firm and its leaders, to improving productivity at the field level, our goal is to help you become a more successful, profitable builder.

We offer the following comprehensive suite of management consulting services:

  • Organizational assessment
  • Strategic planning and organizational development
  • Business process re-engineering
  • Project execution (productivity improvement, lean manufacturing for prefabrication, project management training, project execution in the office: pre-construction, estimating, project controls and procurement)
  • Peer groups
  • Marketing and sales assessment
  • Leadership development [Leadership by Design Program (LDP), executive coaching, leadership skills training, succession planning, leadership training]
  • Skills training programs
  • Technology solutions
  • Recruiting