If you think technology like BIM, ERP, CMMS, IWMS… will enable you to resolve the rampant environmental and financial waste associated with built assets, don’t bother to read this. You are part of the masses that think traditional solutions provided by big companies are safe for your career or can help your organization. Facilitating BEST VALUE OUTCOMES in the built asset industry through robust PROCESSS and collaboration is the only proven path.
People, Process, Information come first, then Technology. Most real property owners, design-builders, and oversight groups say they are aware of this, yet rarely make decisions based upon this simple reality. Great teams of people working collaboratively toward mutually beneficial goals while sharing current actionable information on an early and ongoing basis is the ONLY path to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget.
Here what doesn’t work….
#1. Traditional design-bid-build or lowest bid
#2. Using national average cost data, historical costs, area cost factors, or parametric costs to determine cost, material, schedule, and labor requirements.
#3. Treating every project in a unique manner without applying a consistent process and workflow throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery
#4 Using email, spreadsheets, and/or paper files to manage requirements and teams
Here’s what works…
#1 Integrated project delivery (large projects) and LEAN, open, Job Order Contracting for repair, renovation, maintenance, and non-design intensive new construction
#2 Leveraging current, locally researched granular (line item) cost data inclusive of detailed labor, material, and equipment information.
#3 Integrating internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams
#4 Focusing upon mutually beneficial solutions and outcomes.
