News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner.
An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price.
- Create a shared scope of work using a a detailed line item construction cost estimate using locally researched cost data.
- Collaborative design for constructibility.
- Continuously improve the process by sharing information on an early and ongoing basis. Define and discuss issues as a group, beginning with a joint site walk, and continuing through project completion.
- Focus is placed upon people, and processes that support transparent information sharing from planning through project execution and beyond.
- Building long-term relationships among multidisciplinary teams within the owner organization and with all service providers.
A common data environment supports collaboration
An industry standard set of terms and definitions, written in plain English, supported by a database of locally researched detailed line item cost information assures accurate technical and cost work scope definition.
All parties can visualize project and work order requirements at a granular level and drive efficient life-cycle management.
Needs and deliverables are fully visualized and issues address earlier in the process. Lean processes support real-time problem solving in concert with a common understanding of values and goals for all participants and stakeholders.
Benefits
Best value management of the total cost of ownership for facilities and other physical infrastructure is best accomplished with implementation of robust programmatic methods.
Within this approach, all projects and work orders are undertaken within a structured process which fully defines roles, responsibilities, tools, and required outcomes. The environment retains sufficient flexibility to enable local/on-site decision-making within global parameters.
A programmatic approach centered upon LEAN fundamentals assure common understanding among diverse internal and external teams. Implementation and continuous improvement is facilitated by initial and ongoing training targeting the varied associated groups, functions.
Relevant criteria is tracked and monitored via enabling real-time collaborative technology and key performance indicators.
Available Tools and Support Services
All the tools and support services required to focus teams upon delivering value are readily available. While the fundamental processes have existed for decades and have a proven track record, the adoption and use of new tools and services is early stage.
Furthermore, the silo-based mentality which is a hallmark of the architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operations, and facilities management domains has proven a formidable barrier to positive change.
Formal education and professional training has also faltered by retaining a focus upon technology and/or discrete knowledge domains, instead of addressing the fundamental holistic aspect of asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management and programmatic versus project principles and processes.