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Reduced costs and trouble with variations through smart management systems

25 March 2022

What are the problems the sector faces when managing variations? Can technology help both client- side cost consultants and contractors? What are the opportunities for data insights when you manage variations using technology? How has the pandemic changed the way the sector has used technology?

Stephen Berridge speaks with Andrew Knight as they discuss the opportunities to apply technology to the management of variations in construction projects.

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