Home Products Resources Events About Us Contact Us MyWEM® Login MCA's State of the Industry Reports The MCA State of the Industry report records observations, trends and information for the construction industry. Read the all NEW State of the Industry Report in the new digital format here. All previous State of the Industry Reports are archived below. Title Quarter Summary Read November 2021 State of the Industry 2021 Q4 Progressive Contactors In 2000, Dr. Perry published The Optimal Operational Model for Electrical Contractors, translating his knowledge and experience from outside construction into acumen that would help move the construction industry forward. After 20 years, we are trying to move past page 2. How will we know we are there? Check out our research and publications on Industrialization, giving lead indicators to industry-wide metrics that would indicate if your business or the industry as a whole is moving the needle. That being said, we have worked with thousands of companies in construction, and all started as “Traditional”, but through their vision and hard work, make it to Transitional and some even to Professional. The pathway to get there is laid out in the same research starting on page 19. We are proud to watch Progressive Contractors listed below to start or continue down the path. If you’d like to join or learn more, our semi-annual Symposiums are the best chance. Read more about the upcoming one later in this SOTI. Read Wouldn’t you have loved to know what the future of 2021 Q2 Well you did, because we used the available data from hundreds of jobs and interviewed tens of executives and predicted based on the historical behaviors of the economy at the onset and aftermath of tectonic changes like the one we had with the pandemic and give you the answers. The recent publication of the Congressional Budget Office just validated the accuracy of our projections and predictions. Read below how we did this. Read Five Steps to Take Control of your Project 2021 Q1 As construction projects ramp up and get moving, things change fast and furious, issues accumulate, and things might not go as smooth as expected. As the General Contractor (GC) starts to shift the project schedule, areas you are scheduled to work in are not ready, trade interference is forcing your crew to either work on top of another trade or to come back to the same location multiple times, or other holdups that result in being moved around on-site and not being able to complete your work as scheduled. The common nature of these issues is that they will put you in the passenger seat only reacting to what is coming at you rather than being in control. However, there are five simple steps to take control of your project. Read The Tale of Two Jobs 2020 Q3 “Every construction project is different and you can’t compare one to another” – but are they? While every project is somehow unique in terms of contractual obligations and requirements, project characteristics, material requests, and sometimes equipment needs, they might not be as much when it comes to the management of the actual electrical work as it appears at first glance. How work is laid out and planned, and how a project is supported during and after the construction phase can make a huge difference for the success of a project. Read COVID-19: Managing Challenges and Mitigating Risk 2020 Q1 Managing risk in construction means managing the three Ms (Manpower, Money, and Material). The current socio-economic situation begs for even tighter management of the 3Ms. The highly fluid and continuously changing conditions due to the COVID-19 have increased the uncertainties of managing projects and companies. As the COVID-19 disease is advancing and spreading across the U.S. at an ever-increasing rate, state-wide lockdowns and quarantines are likely to intensify. Various industries and nearly all aspects of the supply chain will continue Page of 5 5 10 20 50 View 1 - 5 of 23 Short Interval Scheduling: SIS® Mobile App SIS® 4.0 Web Application Products Industry Partners Links Survey Sitemap MyWEM® Login MCA CEO Forum Products JPAC® SIS® EAE® FabTrack® CPAC® SaaP™ CWIP™ CMAC® TPAC™ DCI™ Resources Training Videos Publications Research National Organizations Agile Construction® Newsletter State of Industry Report Services We Provide Events Symposium CEO Forum Schedule a Class About Us Meet Our Team Industries We Serve JPM Standard MCA Client Media MCA - Information / Research Media MCA® Clients & Affiliates Testimonials Gallery MCA SIS® Training Videos MCA JPAC® % Complete App Training Videos Complimentary-Mini-Class-Registration-Page Maintenance Contact Us © 2015 MCA, Inc. 363 E. Grand Blanc Rd., Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Phone: (810) 232-9797 | Fax: (810) 232-9746 | Email: info@mca.net