Practical before complicated
Use the simplest structure that provides reliable control.
About
Construction experience applied to practical business systems.
Pierre Lafontaine · Principal Consultant
More than 25 years of hands-on construction and project-management experience.
Pierre has worked across Canada, the Caribbean and Australia in contractor-side and client-side environments. His experience informs a practical approach to project controls, coordination, reporting, procurement and the internal systems construction businesses rely on.
PM Construction focuses that experience on helping contractors strengthen how their own teams plan, administer, track and report projects.
Construction project managementProject controlsContractor-side and client-side deliveryMEP and mechanical coordinationCivil and infrastructure projectsReporting and programme managementProcurementBusiness systems and process improvement
Working principles
Useful systems earn their place in the business.
Suited to the business
Adapt the approach to the client’s people, work and resources.
Controlled implementation
Introduce change in manageable stages with clear review points.
Clear responsibilities
Make ownership, approvals and follow-up visible.
Reliable information
Build reporting around consistent inputs and definitions.
Human review before automation
Keep accountable people in control of decisions and release.
Systems the client can maintain
Leave the business with practical capability, not unnecessary dependence.