The Hidden Cost of Firefighting For many healthcare capital leaders, project management feels like living in constant reaction mode. Teams scramble to solve problems that could have been predicted weeks earlier — occupancy readiness slips, budgets quietly drift, and dashboards show “green” long after risks have escalated. The cost isn’t just dollars — it’s patient …

Stop Firefighting — Start Forecasting Your Capital Projects Read More »

Most healthcare organizations have a Project Management Information System (PMIS). Yet many capital project leaders still rely on emailed PDFs, Excel trackers, and disconnected team updates to understand progress. Why? Having a PMIS doesn’t mean you’re using it strategically. This blog explores the common gaps between tool and value, and shows how healthcare systems can …

Data-Rich, Insight-Poor – Why Your PMIS Isn’t Delivering Strategic Value Read More »

In healthcare capital projects, reaching “substantial completion” is often celebrated as a finish line. But in reality, that’s when the most critical phase begins: transition to operations. Unfortunately, this phase is often unstructured, unowned, and unsupported, resulting in occupancy delays, revenue loss, and disrupted care delivery. This blog explores the actual cost of poor transition …

Beyond Substantial Completion – The $10M Problem No One Owns Read More »

Healthcare capital projects are becoming bigger, more complicated, and more visible. But how numerous systems strategize, oversee, and implement such initiatives is locked in a period of fragmented spreadsheets and problem-solving. The consequence? Delays during transitions, scope creep, and the failure to align capital spending with organizational strategy cost billions of dollars every year. The …

Predictive, Not Reactive – Why Healthcare Capital Planning Needs a New Operating System Read More »