Pavlos Inglesis 
Construction Internal Audits are an integral part of any Quality Management System (QMS) and a fundamental requirement of the ISO:9001 Standard. However, things can be quite different if the audit refers to the quality management system (QMS) of a project or of a construction company. Carrying out Internal Audits is critical for the identification of … Read more
There are lots of Quality Metrics in construction projects that can assist in monitoring the performance of a project or a company. Among the many types of statistics that are being kept and followed up during the construction of a Project, quality metrics are often overlooked or not given the importance they should have. In … Read more
Directors love them. Project Managers love them. Clients love them. Everybody loves fancy Dashboards with statistics and charts nowadays! Everybody loves KPIs! Or are they? To be fair, Dashboards provide a simple way of representing useful Data and information to the decision-makers and thus they should be simple, concise and provide only the data that … Read more
Inspection and Test Plans are probably the most important documents for the Quality Control of a construction project. A clear, robust and concise ITP will make things on site easy, it will define each party’s responsibilities during the works and after all it will be the “Bible” for compiling the As-Built Packages at the end … Read more
Document control on a construction site is a critical process. Not setting it up properly from the beginning of a project can have significant implications for the final product—and for the successful delivery of the project itself. Every construction project produces a large volume of information that has to be organised, reviewed, approved, stored and … Read more
CAR is a well known abbreviation to everyone who works in a Quality- related role across all industries (and not only in construction). CAR stands for “Corrective Action Report”. Corrective Actions are probably representing the essence of Quality Management and Lean techniques: you should provide a solution that will fight the root cause of the … Read more
BIM Technology is becoming more and more a reality in the construction industry every day. It’s definitely the most attractive innovation we’ve seen in the industry since the CAD technology swept away pencils, rulers and rapidographs that were the norm after WW2. We have all probably heard about the ways that BIM could transform the … Read more
So,you are the new Quality Manager of a new amazing construction project. Great! You probably want to build a great relationship with your Client and their representatives, you would like to focus on engaging your workforce into a “quality” and “Right First Time” culture, promote a proactive approach within the construction teams and finally handover … Read more
There is no doubt there is a revolution happening in construction industry during the last 5 years. This revolution is not happening on 3D printing, amazing new materials or innovative design (as many viral videos have you believe) but on the field of project and construction management which is probably where all the problems start. … Read more
An NCR (nonconformity Report) is a nightmare for everyone in the construction industry (but really it shouldn’t be…). It’s a nightmare for the teams on-site because their work is being judged and they probably have to spend time (and money…) to rework or repair. It’s a nightmare for the commercial teams of a Project because … Read more