Tracking productivity has been a challenge for electrical contractors who are characterized by a high degree of offsite work such as detailing plans and off-site fabrication necessary to build a customer’s project. There are few standards related to tracking productivity for off-site facets of construction and because of that, it remains unclear what best practices are applicable for these design-driven contractors to effectively track productivity. Traditionally electrical contractors have focused on tracking productivity in the field since it is often viewed as the most intensive and riskiest portion of the work. Labor costs typically account for anywhere from 30% to 70% of a project’s costs depending on the type of work being performed, so a small improvement in labor productivity can yield substantial increases in profitability. However, there is a growing recognition that productivity tracking for electrical contractors should encompass the entire lifecycle of a project from initial design and engineering through punch list.
Following this course, participants will be able to:
• Differentiate tracking productivity approaches for engineering, off-site fabrication, and installation
• Setup a standard cost code structure for engineering, off-site fabrication, and installation
• Identify standard units of measure for each code, understand how to apply time to those codes, and report progress and benchmarking