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Public Sector Construction and FM Grade F for Cost Management – A Bizarre and Unaccountable Lack of Accurate Information

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The public sector could easily save 30%-40% of its budgets in this area with the basic implementation of robust, integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Adopt and implement robust LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Path to Improvement. Measure productivity. Learn more?

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BSI bids to cut costs on infrastructure projects

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Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. Sethia said: “The project scope, a document that sets out the baseline, aims and objectives of the entire project, is the critical piece of information that dictates the level of risk and certainty within the programme during the early stages.

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FACT CHECK: LEAN Construction and BIM are not the same

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BIM , Building Information Modeling, is the digitalization and 3D rendering of buildings or other forms of physical infrastructure. BIM , Building Information Modeling, is the digitalization and 3D rendering of buildings or other forms of physical infrastructure. It’s really that simple. Learn more?

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Define Construction Procurement

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Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

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Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Procurement of built assets. (2005). Formulating Procurement Selection Criteria through Case-Based Reasoning Approach. Life cycle costing—theory, information acquisition and application. Building Research & Information. References.

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Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery

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Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. People, Process, Information, and Technology are central components to optimally planning, planning, funding, maintaining, and managing facilities and other forms of physical infrastructure.

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Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management

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Proactive lifecycle management of planning, procurement, and project delivery internal and external teams, process, information, and enabling technologies would significantly reduce the level of traditional financial losses and legal conflicts and improve overall community and environmental impacts.