John Krukowski

When Dorothy and her friends finally made it to the gates of the Emerald City, all they had to do to meet the wizard was present a pair of ruby slippers. They're lucky those gates weren't operating like a modern data center, however: That would have required significantly more steps for them to enter.

In a commercial real estate development environment where pricing is uncertain, deadlines can be missed and any number of other factors can slow a project, careful early planning is essential to keep work on schedule and on budget. Too often, however, predevelopment efforts can be stymied by misaligned objectives, inaccurate analysis or siloed stakeholders who should be working in unison.

Colliers Project Leaders, a division of Colliers Engineering & Design, provides project management services for public and private clients in sectors including education, healthcare and municipal government. But its clients all have one thing in common: day jobs.