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Insights from Elisha Harris, Director

We sat down with Elisha and asked her questions about a wide range of topics, including Harris Kmon Solutions’ core values, supporting the engineering pipeline, female representation in a traditionally male-dominated industry, and inclusion in the workplace.

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Intern to Engineer

James started with us as a student intern and quickly progressed to an undergraduate employee while he finished his final year. We were so excited when he completed his studies and became a full time Graduate employee.

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Choosing the right contractor

Choosing the right contractor isn’t as simple as basing your decision on price alone. A thorough assessment of all aspects of submissions received should be undertaken, with price merely a part of forming your choice of the winning contractor.

Remember the old adage - you get what you pay for!

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Planning your ABCs

Raising children and working a fulfilling career should not have to battle. Many choose to put one on hold to prioritise the other, many feel forced into that decision. There’s no instruction manual for the perfect ‘balance’, but here’s Sinead’s thoughts.

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Well it stood up for the past 20 years

The fact that a structure has stood for the past 20 years without a problem is not an indication that the engineer was being overly cautious, nor is it an indication of a compliant design. It just means that in the past 20 years, the holes in the cheese didn’t line up.

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Is your project brief full of holes?

Properly briefing Consultants is key to the success of your project and ensures that they can provide the services you require in the time and at the price needed.

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How to do less work and get more done

Projects Managers have the habit of overcomplicating projects. Aside from creating more unnecessary work, overcomplicating projects often ends in failure. So how do you know what to let go of in order to simplify a project?

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Let there be light meters

Why would you spend $1,000+ on a light meter when there are ones available for less than $50?

Here’s our thoughts, from the perspective of an engineer and not a salesman.

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How to do your to-do list

As a business owner, engineer, project manager, wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, wannabe runner, lover of cooking and eater of too much takeaway, I certainly do not have all the answers to managing time. What I do have is a work ‘to-do list’ and a strategy of how to prioritise it.

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Why email should not be your primary form of communication

There are so many aspects to communication that we are taught in project management, however as the world we are living in is becoming progressively more digital, that’s all changing. While email is a fantastic tool for transferring information, it is not a medium designed to completely replace conversation.

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How to activate your project team

A good project team is versatile and full of potential but without the right leadership and resources, they won’t be engaged in your project.

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Tender documents should clarify, not confuse

When every organisation has their own templates and each person has their own style, tender documents skew the definition of ‘contract’. If tender documents are designed to clarify scope, prevent conflict and reduce risk, why are they often so poorly written?

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