Best Value Construction Procurement Planning drives optimal economic and environmental outcomes and improve satisfaction for all participants & stakeholders. Best value construction procurement planning and project delivery is based upon solid leadership, and supported by collaborative teams and integrated robust processes, tools, and support services.
Real property owner leadership and competency is a prerequisite for efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. This includes the process of integrating teams of people, LEAN processes, information, and enabling technology.
Key characteristics and requirements of a real property leaders capable of consistently improving repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction outcomes include:
- The ability to make decisions contrary to traditional inefficient and antagonistic processes and day to day activities.
- The ability to identify and communicate priorities and assure alignment of organizational resources.
- The ability to make appropriate trade-offs to achieve desired outcomes
- Clear written definition of roles, responsibilities, workflows, information requirements, outcomes, and a written operations manual/execution guide.
- Create an environment that rewards new ideas and action, and empowers those actually doing the work. Assure teams learn from mistakes and missteps in lieu of punishment.
- Require collaboration, transparency, and initial and ongoing training.
- Leverage the knowledge of internal and external sources and seek input and information. Focus upon continuous improvement and not the status quo.
- Reliably deliver and take ownership of performance issues. Create a culture of accountability.
- Trust but measure. Leverage key performance indicators and technology to continuously monitor performance. Incorporate regular audits by independent third-parties.
- Assure that focus is upon mutually beneficial outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders.
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