WestCon Tribune

May 2008

Project Collaboration

and Management:

On Time, On Budget

Presented By: Hermann Novak

Founder and Principal, Bayridge Group, Inc.

The goal in construction is to complete the project on time and on budget. When this inherently difficult goal is achieved, the success can be attributed to the effective scheduling and managing of all the architectural, engineering, financial and construction components of the project. Effective people management, meticulous planning, the right strategy, and ethical decisions are all vital parts of a successful project management team. An experienced project or construction manager can even find synergies among the project components, using creative ways to get more done in less time using less money, all without sacrificing quality. An important part of a manager’s value is the ability to start and maintain effective communications with professional service providers as well as qualified contractors who share his or her values of honesty, integrity, innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship.

At our May dinner meeting, one of Westcon’s newer members, Hermann Novak, President of the Bayridge Group, Inc. will be discussing the strategy in accomplishing this sometimes ominous task of completing the job on time and on budget.  Mr. Novak has established many sustainable relationships with many multi-dwelling managers, community mangers, corporate clients, developers and construction companies and will leverage this pool of talent for your commercial or HOA project. The reputation of Bayridge Group as a reliable Architecture, Environmental, Construction (AEC) consultant, and provider of construction management services, is well established throughout Northern California.

Mr. Novak is a certified mediator from The Rosenberg Institute. He entered the professional world about 25 years ago with a desire to build effective business teams and make a contribution to multi-dwelling communities as well as both corporate and small business cultures. He has successfully built several companies, some with worldwide impact.

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