Collaborative Working

2 April, 2020

Integrated Project Insurance case studies: Derby Silk Mill – Museum of Making

Derby Museums commissioned exhibition specialist Leach and architects Bauman Lyons with a design team to develop their vision for the Silk Mill as a “museum of making” for the 21st Century. Heritage Lottery and Arts Council funding was eventually secured, supplemented by funds from Derby City and local communities. Inevitably the brief for the extension … Continue reading “Integrated Project Insurance case studies: Derby Silk Mill – Museum of Making”

31 March, 2020

Modern Collaborative Working – summary report and webinar 28 April

Over the course of 2019 the Constructing Excellence Collaborative Working Mentors blogged about the 10 most important themes for achieving collaborative working in the modern environment. As we publish a summary of the 10 blogs we are offering you the chance to ask the chair of the group Kevin Thomas of IPInitiatives all the questions … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working – summary report and webinar 28 April”

12 November, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 10: Where to Start?

This blog is part of the Collaborative Working Champions series of ten blogs on Modern Collaborative Working We have repeatedly asserted during this series that holistic disruptive change is necessary to achieve superior value outcomes.  Intuitively this feels right, but is there any evidence to support this?  That’s a question we asked ourselves when we were developing a … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 10: Where to Start?”

4 October, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 9: Stripping Out Waste

This blog is part of the Collaborative Working Champions series of ten blogs on Modern Collaborative Working In the process world repetition is king and nowhere more so than for those who manufacture components and products.  These are the masters of optimisation and efficiency.  In a 24/7 manufacturing plant being able to shave a very small portion off … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 9: Stripping Out Waste”

18 September, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working: The top 10 of what to do and how to do it.

The Collaborative Working Champions of Constructing Excellence have identified 10 themes as most essential in achieving superior performance from fully integrated collaborative working in the UK construction industry. These blogs look at underlying issues, how to address these and the process and behavioural changes required to achieve sustained and dramatic improvement. They draw on experiences … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working: The top 10 of what to do and how to do it.”

13 September, 2019

SCF – Intelligent Supply Chain Management

SCF’s core motivation is to increase value to the public sector through intelligent and responsible management of construction projects. During the four generations of the framework, we’ve made and exceeded progressively ambitious targets for employment and skills, apprentices, trades and graduates, but more recently we’ve concentrated on being closer to our supply chain, to support … Continue reading “SCF – Intelligent Supply Chain Management”

11 September, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 8: Working with Cost (Price and Value)

This blog is part of the Collaborative Working Champions series of ten blogs on Modern Collaborative Working Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the saying goes, meaning each of us has our own personal scale of what we find attractive and what we don’t. Sometimes our scale agrees with that of others … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 8: Working with Cost (Price and Value)”

30 July, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 7: The Value of Realism

This blog is part of the Collaborative Working Champions series of ten blogs on Modern Collaborative Working No one wants to pay more for something than they need to, but how much is the right amount?  The purpose of the tender process is to obtain prices from people who have different cost bases and possibly … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 7: The Value of Realism”

9 July, 2019

Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 6: Making a Difference

This blog is part of the Collaborative Working Champions series of ten blogs on Modern Collaborative Working In November 1998 the Construction Task Force under the chairmanship of Sir John Egan published Rethinking Construction.  Like Latham’s Constructing the Team in 1994, this report was intended to achieve fundamental change in the UK construction industry.  It … Continue reading “Modern Collaborative Working; The top 10 of what to do and how to do it. Number 6: Making a Difference”