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Part 5: A quick chat with Project Manager - Joe Goodwater and Construction Manager - Grant Watson.

Managing FF&E deliveries worth $6 million for The University of Nebraska Health Center and UNMC College of Nursing

This blog is part of summer 2018 coursework requirement for Digital Insights and Analytics taught by Prof. Brandon Nutting at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

This blog post is the fourth of the five in the series. 
Part 1: Getting a clear understanding of what you are expected to do.
Part 2: Organize, Consult, Discuss and then Instruct.
Part 3: Prepare to accept deliveries (and prepare to return some)
Part 4: Command Center for the project.


In this final vlog post for the series we will be talking to the project manager and construction manager for the University Health Center and UNMC College of Nursing.

 Part 5: A quick chat with Project Manager - Joe Goodwater and Construction Manager - Grant Watson.





Music courtesy - https://www.bensound.com Image Courtesy - Nebraska Today

I hope you found this series helpful and fun to read. 

 A special thanks to Joe Goodwater, Grant Watson, Robin Stoupa and Craig Ellis for their participation, time and effort towards this blog series.

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