Busy crew all week, but did the job move?

The chapter's question

Is a crew day going into the job, or into waiting?

Big idea

Labour days are the one thing a workshop cannot buy more of in a week. A day the crew stands waiting is still paid while the job does not move.

In this chapter

1. Part 4.1

   Materials are scheduled before the crew

   Have next week's materials been ordered and given a delivery time before I put the crew on the job?

2. Part 4.2

   Counting the real crew days per item

   How many crew days does each item actually take compared with the number in my quote?

3. Part 4.3

   One crew, several jobs

   When two jobs need the crew in the same week, what do I schedule by?

4. Part 4.4

   The ten-minute site log

   At the end of each day, who records how far the job moved, and where?

Chapters of The Fit-out Job Handbook

1. 1.Will the number I just blurted bind the whole job?
2. 2.Doing extra to please, or digging my own hole?
3. 3.The crew packed up, but is the job done?
4. 4.Busy crew all week, but did the job move?
5. 5.Money in the account, but which job made it?