Capital Programs 101: Cash Flow Analysis
We are almost through our Capital Programs 101 series… this is part 5 of 6. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. Cash flow analysis is a necessary activity and is...
View ArticleCapital Programs 101: Scheduling, Prioritization & Budgeting
Welcome back to part 4 of our Capital Programs 101 series. If you missed the first three, you can read them here, here, and here. Today we’ll be discussing scheduling, prioritization and budgeting....
View ArticleCapital Programs 101: Design Part 2
Welcome to part 3 of our Capital Programs 101 Series. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here if you would like to catch up. The 25% design completion stage. This stage provides an opportunity to...
View ArticleCapital Programs 101: Design Part 1
Welcome to the second installment of out Capital Programs 101 series. If you’re just joining us and would like to catch up by reading part one, click here. Design Phase During the entire Design...
View ArticleCapital Programs 101: Facilities Master Planning
Happy New Year from Colbi! To kick off 2015, we will be starting a new blog series by our very own Grant Vermillion: Capital Programs 101. This series will go through some of the basics of running a...
View ArticleWhat is a Project?
What is a Project? It’s funny how something that should be self-evident is not, and something that should be simple is surprisingly complex. For example, scan through the project list contained in any...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of our series on planning your capital building program! In part one, we examined both the strengths and weaknesses of the Bottom-Up Program Development method. Part...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 2
This is part 2 in our series about planning your Capital Building Program. Make sure you check back next month for part 3! Last time we looked at the Bottom-Up Program Development method of program...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 1
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” It’s possible that this quote has never been truer than when discussed in conjunction with a capital building program. The...
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Reporting Transparency: Samples
Larry Goshorn, President As the technical support consultant for a number of oversight committees, I’ve noted a lack of comprehensive information in districts not using Account-Ability. One of the...
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Reporting Transparency: Consistency
Larry Goshorn, President As the technical support consultant for oversight committees on a number of large capital building programs, I’ve noticed that program management teams spend a lot of time and...
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Rearview Mirror Management
Larry Goshorn, President I’ve been the technical support consultant for oversight committees on a number of large capital building programs. I’ve been to a lot of oversight committee meetings and seen...
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School Bonds and Planning
Larry Goshorn, President Once, in a college discussion with an economics professor, I questioned the sustainability of economic systems by asking what they were powered by. The discussion confirmed...
View ArticleTransparency in Tough Times
A news article out of Contra Costa County, CA recently caught my eye. It was about the loss of trust the local community had in their local school district (you can read that article here). The issue...
View ArticleTransparency in Capital Building
There is one predictor of the success of your bond election and program that outweighs any other. While its presence might not completely guarantee that your bond will pass, its absence almost surely...
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It Depends…
I’ve learned to accept “It depends” as an answer to my questions. Provided of course that answer is followed up with a conversation about the variables that can affect it, and that the conversation...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of our series on planning your capital building program! In part one, we examined both the strengths and weaknesses of the Bottom-Up Program Development method. Part...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 2
This is part 2 in our series about planning your Capital Building Program. Make sure you check back next month for part 3! Last time we looked at the Bottom-Up Program Development method of program...
View ArticlePlanning Your Capital Building Program – Part 1
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” It’s possible that this quote has never been truer than when discussed in conjunction with a capital building program. The...
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School Bonds and Planning
Larry Goshorn, President Once, in a college discussion with an economics professor, I questioned the sustainability of economic systems by asking what they were powered by. The discussion confirmed...
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