attorney at large Laddered ADR clauses are not new, but the use of an Independent Dispute Reviewer or a Dispute Review Board as a step on the ladder is more unique. ADR mechanisms can be rendered even more effective if the parties agree to forego traditional litigation and adopt binding mediation / arbitration as the ADR mechanism on a project wide basis.
Collaborative enterprises that develop a high level of trust among team members are better positioned to act in their combined strategic interests and to successfully respond to evolving economic and technological environments. Experienced project managers consistently confirm trust is important to successful project delivery.
Binding subcontractors to these innovative resolution mechanisms can be a bit tricky as lien statutes in most states bar parties from waiving their lien enforcement rights. Good local counsel can help you craft joining agreement that address these issues, and still bring your subcontractors on board as collaborative members of an IPD in 3D™ Team.
IPD in 3D™ and the innovative tools required to achieve it offer a foundation from which IPD in 3D™ Team Members can pursue trust based business methods.
Building Trust is Critical to Achieving PD in 3D™ IPD in 3D™ is best implemented on projects with authentic collaborative teams formed at the insistence of enlightened owners willing to invest in high quality planning, design, production and delivery efforts. IPD in 3D™ Teams cannot be formed in the absence of trust. Collaboration and trust cannot be established in a vacuum and require committed stakeholders who clearly see the potential rewards of their collaborative efforts. None of the tools necessary to achieve IPD in 3D™ can be successfully deployed in the absence of open and honest communications among team members using IPD in 3D™. Building trust among IPD in 3D™ Team Members is a difficult, but critical process. Trust is the foundation for organizational commitment to any collaborative endeavor. Collaborative teams, especially of the caliber required to achieve IPD in 3D™ must build trust among the various team members. The new generation of Collaborative Agreements that form the contractual framework for IPD in 3D™ are a PRODUCT of the parties trusted business relationships, not the BASIS for those trusted business relationships.
Consumers of Building Industry Services will Benefit from IPD in 3D™ Sophisticated consumers of building industry services see increased efficiency and productivity in almost every other sector of the economy. They are stunned and dismayed when the construction industry insists on delivering services in accordance with project delivery methods that date to business processes developed in the aftermath of World War II.
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James L. Salmon, Esq. President, Collaborative Construction Resources, LLC is a collaborative consultant and the creator of these IPD in 3D™ concepts. Salmon advocates the use of advanced BIM technologies, Lean Construction methods, Collaborative Agreements and other IPD in 3D™ processes. His Collaborative BIM Advocates group provides free membership, national networking opportunities, custom symposiums and online webinars. James Salmon, Esq would like to thank Michael Bordenaro, CoFounder of the BIM Education Co-op™ for editing assistance with this article.
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Pain share gain share agreements are another key to the success of an IPD in 3D™ Team and are an excellent mechanism for aligning economic interests of team members in advance and ensuring all parties are working together to achieve integrated delivery in ways that optimize the whole, rather than the disparate parts. These agreements are complex, but well worth the effort.
Entities and persons who deliver design, construction, maintenance and others services to the building industry must adapt to the use of innovative new tools that increase efficiency and productivity or find themselves and their companies at a competitive disadvantage. Those who master these tools will have a competitive advantage in the dramatically changing economic market place. Those who don’t will fail.
Some thoughts about Revit files STC is no more. Now it’s SWC. To me this is harder to say and awkward. I think I may just stick with saying “sync” from now but am saddened by the loss of the revit language. STC was one of those phrases that you knew you were part of an exclusive club being a “reviteer”. Say the password and you get to join our club. Oh well. Autodesk obviously thought it was confusing to users. “Syncronizing” is more appropriate to what you are actually doing. To view this blog online go to: http://dorevit.blogspot.com/
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