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Capital Project Leadership

Building Resilience In Infrastructure And In People

Former U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Tom Bostick outlines a four-part systems approach to resilience, and how it can transform capital projects — and the teams that build them.

Why Capital Project Teams Learn Better Online

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to move our training programs entirely online. What we learned changed our approach to capital project training forever. Introducing: The Concord® Academy.

Training, Culture and Transformation In Capital Projects

Learn how training and culture work together to help your people master Advanced Work Packaging and Predictability Thinking™.

Race, Diversity, and Inclusion in Capital Project Organizations

A strategic guide for capital project leaders who want to support African Americans who work in their organizations.

A New Era Begins: How COVID-19 Will Change Capital Projects Forever

Success in a post-pandemic economy will require new paradigms and new tools. Let’s get started.

Editorial: It’s Time To Raise The Bar

Why do we tacitly accept the fact that most capital projects are late and over-budget?

Proactive Executive Leadership for Capital Projects

What every executive needs to know to lead a capital project successfully, from start to finish.

4 New Year’s Resolutions For Ambitious Capital Project Leaders

It’s a new year in a new decade, and you’re heading back into the office with a fresh focus on hitting milestones and advancing key projects. What are you aiming to achieve this year? Goal-setting is hard, so we’ve come up with four winning resolutions for 2020. No matter where you’re at, any one of these resolutions will meaningfully move the needle in the year ahead.

Deep Work For Capital Project Engineers: The Productivity Solution

How do you make engineers more productive? The best answer we’ve found can be summed up in just two words: Deep Work. This groundbreaking concept, pioneered by professor and author Cal Newport, posits that high quality work is a function not just of time spent, but also level of focus. For capital projects, add competency as well. Get the formula »

Executive Perspective: The Key To Capital Project Performance

In an era of profound technological disruption and intergenerational change, perspective matters more than ever, writes Olfa Hamdi.