Nonconformances and Failures
The most useful articles in regards to NCR Management, failures and corrective actions in construction projects (and not only).
Non-Conformance Report (NCR) in Construction: Process, Examples and Template
By Pavlos Inglesis
An NCR in construction is a Non-Conformance Report, also written as a Nonconformity Report. It records work, materials, documents or processes that do not meet an approved requirement and controls the issue until it has been corrected, verified and properly closed. The requirement may come from an approved drawing, specification, contract, code, standard, Inspection and … Read more
How to Close an NCR in Construction: 7-Step Process, Evidence and Example
By Pavlos Inglesis
The best way to close an NCR in construction is to make sure that the agreed correction and corrective actions have been completed, supported by appropriate evidence and verified by the people authorised to approve the closure. This sounds relatively simple, but the reality can be very different. Several departments, contractors, designers, consultants and client … Read more
Why I hate CARs and why you Should Avoid them
By Pavlos Inglesis
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
The 2 Main Categories of NCRs in a Construction Site
By Pavlos Inglesis
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
Top 10 typical NCRs in a Construction Project
By Pavlos Inglesis
Construction industry is one of the most unpredictable and exciting environments to work in. But at some point, we have to accept the fact that there will be problems (or as we call them nonconformities in quality management), there will be things that will go wrong and we should be there to fix them and … Read more