JOC Pay as you go service – More expensive
Some public sector agencies think JOC pay as you go services are appropriate and cost effective. In point of fact, paying a […]
Category: Why LEAN Construction Matters
Construction Productivity
Construction productivity is driven by process. Process Is a Primary Productivity Driver The selected construction delivery method impacts the success or failure […]
Public Sector FM – Informed Decision-making
Informed decision-making is critical to public sector facilities management. It is made possible through the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery […]
Innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution
The 4BT-PEP is a new, innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution (JOCIMS). The 4BT JOCIMS enables owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and […]
Public Sector Facilities Management – The Elephant in the Room
The elephant in the facilities management room is ever-present. The reality is that planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are misaligned… or […]
Program Transparency Drives Best Value Facilities Project Outcomes
Program transparency drives Best Value facilities project outcomes by empowering owners and design-builders alike. Internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery […]
Remove Construction Barriers to Efficient Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery
It’s now easier that ever to Remove Construction Barriers to Efficient Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery… that, in the past, have resulted […]
Best Value Construction Delivery
Best value construction delivery requires a focus upon assessing a project’s cost over the whole life of the investment; planning, procurement, project […]
Programmatic LEAN Job Order Contracting
LEAN Job Order Contracting, as represented by the 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Framework, is a programmatic methodology applied to all construction projects and work […]
Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.
Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two […]
Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?
California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting By Garret Murai, February 15, 2021 (source: https://calconstructionlawblog.com/2021/02/15/california-contractor-tests-the-bounds-of-job-order-contracting/) Most contractors have heard of design-bid-build, design-build, construction […]
Actionable Construction Cost Data
Actionable construction cost data is required to assure financial visibility and transparency and to create a detailed, well-communicated scope of work. The […]
JOC Unit Price Book Updates
JOC unit price book updates should be done annually, at a minimum. The updates should include research and associated appropriate granular changes […]
LEAN Implementation ROADMAP for CONSTRUCTION
Facilities management professionals… here is an introduction to a LEAN Implementation ROADMAP for CONSTRUCTION, including all the processes, tools, and support services […]
What is JOC / Job Order Contracting?
Most people don’t truly understand JOC, and the the question “What is JOC / Job Order Contracting” invariably gets a a wide […]
Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes?
If you are Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes, then do these 3 steps! 1. […]
Run your JOC Program at 10x Savings…..and get better outcomes.
Don’t Pay a % of Construction Volume Collaborate, Really Collaborate Tightly Couple Learning with Actions Manage Projects as a Program Increase Relatedness […]
Construction Project Management IS BETTER WHEN IT’S VISUAL
Construction project management is better when it’s visual and includes a common data environment…. including shared, locally researched unit price cost data.
JOC is NOT a PROJECT
JOC is not a project, it is a program. Job order contracting is a program-based LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery […]
30%-50% OFF Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance Costs
30%-50% OFF Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance Costs on an ongoing basis is possible for real property owners who elect to support […]
Construction Cost Knowledge Management
Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. It is required in order to […]
What is a Successful Construction Project?
What is a successful project? Whether its a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build, understanding what constitutes success is a fundamental starting […]
Relationship-based FM
Relationship-based FM (facilities management) is a knowledge domain that is critical to improving associated environmental and economic outcomes. Culture must be the […]
Why LEAN Construction Matters
The answer to why lean construction matter includes…
Owner experience, qualifications, and capability
Magnitude, form, function and complexity of facilities/built environment repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction
Establishing the project timelines
Fast-tracking priority requirements
True financial visibility and transparency
Measurably improving financial, environmental, and quality outcomes as well as overall satisfaction for participants and stakeholders