8:00 am Registration & Networking
8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Maintaining Commitment to Project Goals
9:00 am Setting Expectations Across Project Partners to Define What Culture & Collaboration Will Look Like
Synopsis
- Ensuring an effective kick off meeting to align all partners behind project goals and criteria for success from day one
- Working through a robust teaming phase to establish strong bonds and understanding between individuals: What can we take from IPD best practices to recreate similar success across other delivery models?
- Finding ways to mimic similar standards collaboration with third party consultants and authorities on the project who may not have been selected as part of the core stakeholder group
9:40 am How Can I Facilitate More Effective Meetings Between Key Stakeholders?
Synopsis
- Setting clear agendas and objectives ahead of time to ensure all attendees understand the purpose of the meeting and can prepare accordingly
- Establishing ground rules for communication and decision-making to ensure all voices are heard and discussions stay productive
- Creating a follow-up process to track action items and guarantee decisions made in the meeting are implemented effectively and on time
10:20 am Maintaining a Collaborative Team Culture Throughout Project Lifecycle to Preserve Commitment to Project Success
Synopsis
- Setting regular check-ins to guarantee expectations set on day one are maintained: How can you effectively conduct a culture audit?
- Understanding respective project partners methods and motivations to continually optimize your approach for differing perspectives and skillsets
- Supporting teams to work through conflict in a positive manner, and prevent ‘old habits’ from creeping back in
11:00 am Morning Refreshments & Networking
Driving Cost Efficiency
12:10 pm Case Study: Harnessing Technology to Work More Effectively in a Virtual Environment
Synopsis
- Discussing the pros and cons of working in virtual environments vs a big physical room
- Evaluating the technology stack established to facilitate effective communication and collaboration across the team: What were the challenges in getting this established, and how did we keep everyone informed of decisions made?
12:50 pm Networking Lunch
Examining The Collaborative Landscape For Opportunity To Innovate
1:50 pm Case Study: Establishing Iterative Workflows to Help Manage Costs & Stay Alive to Real-Time Shifts in the Operating Environment
Synopsis
- Ensuring all partners understand and buy into an iterative workflow: What are the common barriers and how did we get everyone on the same page?
- Revealing the structure we used to enable iterative design and estimating throughout the project
- Harnessing BIM as the basis of iterative workflows to guide decision making and translate decisions made effectively to the field
2:30 pm Audience Discussion: Evaluating the Appetite For & Success of Collaborative Delivery Models Across Different Industries & Project Types to Establish a Roadmap for Expansion
Synopsis
- Evaluating the characteristics for success for IPD, Design-Build and CMaR projects to help identify why there is varying uptake across various markets and project types to date
- Discussing the sectors that remain untapped but could offer huge potential for collaborative models and how the industry can come together to support wider adoption
- Reviewing how you can best support cross-pollination of expertise through resourcing decisions and support the success of first-time clients to alternative delivery models
3:10 pm Panel Discussion: Maximizing Collaboration Within Non-Collaborative Project Delivery Models to Elicit the Benefits Across Your Entire Portfolio
Synopsis
- Breaking traditional mindsets to turn defensive behaviors into more open understanding across the project team
- Working with company leadership to reinforce the right behaviors despite lack of contractual obligation
- Building templates and standardized approaches for your business that can benefit all project types, regardless of contract, and ensure lean project delivery becomes the norm