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Consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget is possible using an integrated planning, procurement, and projectdelivery solution. Shared profit and risk and jointly developed project goals and values are keystones for team alignment for any project.
Providing the opportunity for the kind of collaboration that the construction industry so badly needs… Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional … all the way to almost as collaborative as IntegratedProjectDelivery. Shifting Design-Build toward IPD. Owners, this is bad for you.
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The application of LEAN to construction is a focus upon best value for all project participants. Shared risk/reward. For some, the required changes in culture, workflows, and general dynamics are difficult to achieve. Owners must lead the LEAN construction process and do so without excessive management and control.
The application of LEAN to construction is a focus upon best value for all project participants. Shared risk/reward. For some, the required changes in culture, workflows, and general dynamics are difficult to achieve. Owners must lead the LEAN construction process and do so without excessive management and control.
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