I Love When a Plan Comes Together
A belated Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. I’m sure many of the dads were watching the final and the thrilling finish to the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Matthew Fitzpatrick of England took home the title by one stroke and an exciting 18th hole finish where runner-up William Zalitoris barely missed the cup to send it to a playoff. With the win, Fitzpatrick became only the second player in history to win the US Amateur and the US Open on the same golf course. The only other person to accomplish that feat is the Golden Bear himself, Jack Nicklaus.
When you watch the tournament wrap-up, the final thoughts usually turn to the four “official” days of the U.S. Open and the champion putting together four great rounds. But what about the planning? Just like construction, it takes a detailed plan and the right people to win a Major Tournament on a course as difficult as The Country Club.
While most think golf is the four days on TV, the U.S. Open began on Monday. Players start playing the course to learn every little nuance of the golf course. They are joined by swing coaches, strength coaches, and others to figure out the best clubs to use, how to hit out of the thick first cut, and what to do if your ball lands in the high fescue grass.?
While that part is happening, caddies walk the course to learn where and where not to tell their clients to hit, and they roll golf balls in every direction of the green to figure out every possible break over 18 greens.
Golfers and their teams hold daily huddles from Monday to Wednesday. They study, plan, test, and then replan in extensive detail for three days. When the tournament officially begins, they hold morning meetings and a plus/delta at the end of each day to adjust the plan for the next day; all with the end goal of claiming success at the end. Those of us in construction are well aware of the value of this kind of extreme collaboration and then applying it in the field.
Last Sunday, Matthew Fitzpatrick’s planning turned out to be the most successful. Perhaps he was looking at data in Touchplan?
Please enjoy some Touchplan and recent industry content.
Our latest webinar featured Touchplanner Matt DeKoeyer and a panel of specialty contractors discussing how construction planning software can improve visibility to plan your crew size, help better manage manpower, allow plans to be adjusted on the fly, and more.?
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Check out the latest episode of the official podcast of the National Association of Women in Construction. (powered by Touchplan) Host Angela Highland speaks with Organizational & Business Development Manager Kizzy Ferrer from Mills & Nebraska. The two discuss how to get more from your career and clearly define the best path forward to find purpose in your jobs. Kizzy is a well-known facilitator and speaker and an inspiration to many. She has a wealth of insight that you will want to hear.
Touchplan is now offering select customers an Application Programming Interface (API) which allows them to retrieve and manipulate the data of their construction projects from outside of Touchplan. Read our blog to learn more about this exciting new addition to Touchplan and its benefits to customers.
Industry Content
President Biden recently signed three executive orders under the defense production act as part of an effort to expand the manufacturing of critical clean energy technologies. Read the details in Construction Dive.
According to a 2021 report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "A majority (62%) of contractors report high difficulty finding skilled workers, up from 55% who said the same last quarter (and up 20 points year-over-year). See how women contractors are using this statistic to build momentum in the construction industry. Read the story in Forbes.