iPads in Construction with Contractor Stations Improve Quality and Field Operations

We recently received some great photos from our customer Shiel Sexton on its use of Vela Systems for quality and work management.   They're utilizing the new capabilities of Vela Field Manager (VFM), including the subcontractor portal, in interesting ways that I thought we should share.

Shiel Sexton provides VFM access at what they call a [...]

Quality Problems in Construction

#8 “I have a list of the ten biggest quality problems.”

The answer to the eighth statement in my "Question on Quality in Construction" series is false. Meaning, if you have a list of ten -- or of any number of quality problems, as Crosby points out, first, you are probably not achieving reasonable results with [...]

Blow Up Your Current Construction Quality Program

This week we released a new case study featuring customer Rosendin Electric that provides a specific use case on how QA/QC and document management technology is improving Rosendin Electric’s field efficiency and helping them drive a consistent, measurable approach to quality.

I thought I’d blog about some general themes that stand out in this case study, [...]

Construction Inspection and Testing - Quality Series Part 4

The third statement in my "Question on Quality in Construction" series is:

“Inspection and test should report to construction superintendents (substituted for "manufacturing") so construction superintendents can have the proper tools to do the job.”

And the answer to this is FALSE!

In the case of the fourth statement regarding the line of reporting or chain of [...]

The Question on Quality – Part 3

Non-conformant work wastes assets.

The third statement in my "Question on Quality in Construction" series is:

“The cost of quality is the expense of doing things wrong.”

And the answer to this is TRUE!

Yes, quality is in fact free. The cost of quality is the expense of doing things wrong, or of putting physical work in [...]