Pre-Conference Day | Tuesday, December 9

9:00 am Registration & Morning Coffee

Workshop A

10:00 am Finding & Vetting the Right Partners to Achieve & Sustain True Collaboration

Synopsis

  • Discussing ways to test the company culture as well as the suitability of individuals within the proposed project team to ensure cultural alignment at all levels: What are the key attributes we are testing for and how can you do this most effectively?
  • Learning how to locate experienced and appropriate project partners to fulfil project needs and facilitate collaborative partnerships when you haven’t already got established partners in the region
  • Exploring creative ways to explore alignment outside of interviews, such as using sub-consultant opportunities on other live projects to test partner suitability ahead of committing to a full contract

12:00 pm Lunch & Networking

Workshop B

1:00 pm Decoding and Navigating Risk in IPD Contracting, Opening Incentivisation Possibilities & Developing a Mutually Beneficial Contract

  • Bill Lett Principal, Unity Design Studio Inc.

Synopsis

  • Examining the risk potential for each partner, acknowledging capacity for risk and negotiating acceptable contract terms
  • Exploring alternate contractual possibilities to correctly incentivise the project team and promote partnership equity
  • Tailoring contractual obligations to match project, partner and economic demands, to share risk and prevent litigation

3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments

Workshop C

3:30 pm Creating a Cross-Stakeholder Compatible Tech Stack to Ensure Full Transparency & Ease of Data Sharing, Real-Time

Synopsis

  • Creating a baseline understanding of the reporting requirements and levels of technological engagement across your project to guide the tool selection process
  • Establishing the shared technological ecosystem as a single source of truth to prevent information gaps and drive cost and schedule certainty: How do we ensure all partners are set up to input data in the right formats, in a timely manner, to provide real-time visibility?
  • Evaluating the cybersecurity challenges of creating a central ecosystem, and how you can create a safe, protected environment for data sharing between partners
  • Discussing where the technology currently integrates seamlessly vs not, and how teams can build internal solutions to improve interoperability