Over time, owner organizations transitioned from performing their own construction, or acting as the General Contractor, to contracting out this function to a General Contractor or Construction Management contractor. In the self-performing construction situation, owners took on the responsibility of overseeing the execution contractors (civil, mechanical, electrical, etc.) and had the added responsibility of contactor interfaces, dealing with productivity issues, contractor performance, etc. 

The worldwide manufacturing industry has been very active developing new projects supported by promotion funds and tax incentives across various sectors including semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, clean energy components (carbon capture, blue/green process), etc. Almost all of them involve the implementation of new technologies, which could be totally new for everybody or just for the Owner.

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Lynn Ann is a Principal Associate with Pathfinder. She has over 25 years of experience providing project delivery and is a global Project Management expert. She develops strategies to support business objectives, drives positive culture change to enhance value proposition, develops capabilities & propels business forward. 

Pathfinder soundly believes that knowledge sharing and collaboration of experiences and new ideas is an essential part of bringing clarity and confidence to process industry project teams across a multitude of industries.