Command the Chaos: A Sense of Urgency and Shifting of Priorities
Project management is defined as the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. This discipline is employed by countless organizations and industries throughout the world. It is taught in colleges, universities, and classrooms. Its methods are reliable and proven to be effective whether you are building an airplane or planning a party. Some of the brightest minds in history have used its concepts to revolutionize the way we learn, travel, shop, eat, sleep, breathe and entertain ourselves. However, this very powerful discipline is severely ignored in the restoration industry.
A previous supervisor of mine once said, “The restoration business is about two things: a sense of urgency and a shifting of priorities.” It does not take much exposure to the world of a restoration contractor to understand that nothing could be closer to the truth. This business is neither convenient nor predictable. The events that drive work flow are not dependant on Wall Street or the current mortgage rates. There is actually very little economic influence on the business that some have called a $212 billion recession-proof industry. Weather may be the most driving influence, but even Mother Nature has a hard time keeping things consistent from year to year.