According to a survey by The Wireless Association (www.ctia.org), more than 208 million Americans subscribed to a cell phone service as of December 2005. This number is up from just 682,000 15 years ago. Compare the current statistic against the nearly 300 million people who live in the United States and at least two out of every three people—including children—have a cell phone. With the advent of e-mail, cell phones, PDAs, Blackberries, etc., it’s not hard to stay in touch. And, if technological advances continue at the current rate, that percentage will inevitably increase.
This “keep in touch” trend takes center stage in this month’s issue of Construction Project Controls. Columnist Larry True attended the Construction Financial Managers Association’s annual convention in Las Vegas and took home a plethora of information about the latest ways to stay in touch both in the field and at the office. John Jurewicz analyzed the differences between Oce and Adobe when it comes to file sharing.
One of the most important people programmed into your e-mail, cell, palm, Blackberry or whatever device you favor should be your project owner. Warner vice president Mark Anderson offers a comprehensive look at the ins and outs of recovery schedules and what to do when the owner requests one. Gordon Aronson delves into project delays in this month’s article in which he discusses time impact analyses. This month’s guest columnist, Michael Lingerfelt, wraps up this issue with a convincing argument for incorporating more technology into the design phase of any project.
