Improved Project Outcomes through Collaboration and Technology

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Improved Project Outcomes through Collaboration
andTechnology

• Charles Hardy, CCM
• Deputy Director, GSA PBS
• Great Lakes Region - Office of Property
  Development

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Why Owners are Interested..

• Why Optimize?
• Improved Delivery times/Safer workplaces
• Higher Quality Relationships/Processes/Communicati
  on
• Higher Quality Documents and Construction
• Improved living and working environments
• Efficient Use of Resources/Less waste of time and
  money
• More effective use of project funding

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Projects have LONG Lifecycles
.buildings have longer life cycles.
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How Owners see it Happening..

• Governing Principles
• Owner Leadership
• Integrated Project Structure
• Open Information Sharing
• Dedicated use and development of Technology

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Can we achieve optimization within current
arrangements?

• Traditional contracts and roles impede
  collaboration
• Incentive of parties is often to do as little as
  possible
• Team members focused on self-efficiency not
  project efficiency
• Can We?

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Its not about the technology..

90 Sociology 10 Technology
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Key Elements for Transformation..

• Contracts / Legal Regulatory Constraints
• Business terms that facilitate collaboration
• Out of relationships contracts are born not
  vice-versa
• Align team member goals with project goals
• Record responsibilities, rewards and consequences
  clearly
• Development of joint and shared liability
  arrangements
• Allow for different project delivery methods

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Characteristics of an Optimized Project

• Fully Collaborative Highly Productive
• Assemble integrated teams early in the process
• Develop clear concise mutual established goals,
  values and objectives BEFORE design begins
• Make value decisions not simply first cost
• Use comprehensive technology that support not
  inhibit collaboration

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Characteristics of an Optimized Project

• Fully Collaborative Highly Productive
• Share information in an open honest way as norm
  no information proprietary within the team
• Match resources with the needs of the project
• Assess and manage risk continually
• Pain Share Gain Share

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Whats it all mean...

• The Business Case
• The Buzz and Excitement Needs Grounding
• Overall Framework
• Aligned with business objectives
• Building Bridges and Connections
• Profession, Industry Organizations, Academic
  Institutions and Technology Providers
• Continuing Crisis in Human Capital