Trusted advisors combining PDRI with Predictability Thinking®, Dispute Resolution Excellence, and Construction-Driven Project Delivery through AWP Expertise
Searching for CII Best Practices implementation support? The Concord® team can help with advisory and coaching services that leverage key Construction Industry Institute (CII) tools and best practices.
I personally have a long history with CII. I was the lead academic researcher on the Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) research team RT-272, and a co-author of the resulting CII implementation resource IR-272, a seminal three-volume guide to AWP benefits and implementation. Then, as part of my graduate training at the University of Texas at Austin, I myself was trained in multiple CII Best Practices, which are now widely used across the industry.
Today, as co-founder and CEO of Concord Project Technologies, I deeply believe in the power of research and education. Here at Concord® our research is produced by a large group of industry professionals, and I led the formation of a group of dedicated Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who have deep experience in the application of CII tools and best practices.
The result: A suite of high quality training and consulting programs leveraging CII Best Practices that can help you, your team, and your business succeed. Keep reading to learn more!
CII Best Practice 1: Applying the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) Combined with Concord’s Predictability Thinking® Risk Mitigation Method
CII’s Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) tool was developed to support companies in assessing the maturity of a Definition/FEED package for a capital project. In leveraging this tool, Concord® helps teams quickly identify risk factors that can impact cost, schedule, and operability performance at the project level. Using the PDRI, our experience in risk management and our proprietary Predictability Thinking® Framework, the Concord® team provides a full capture of your project’s risk profile and mitigation actions to help you upgrade your Definition Package prior to the start of Execution.
The PDRI tool is intended for use during the Front-End Loading (FEL) or Definition phase. If you’re working on a capital project in these early phases and you’re looking for support, Concord® can help!
CII Best Practice 2: Constructability Implementation Combined with Concord’s Path Of Construction (POC) Method
Our front-end constructability advisory services are delivered using a combination of CII’s Constructability Implementation Guide and the Path of Construction (PoC) Guide, a key deliverable in construction-driven project delivery and Advanced Work Packaging (AWP).
The reality is that projects can really benefit from a combination of constructability and a PoC event without implementing the full AWP approach. The Concord® team uses tools that address both corporate and project-level constructability programs, and we connect them with PoC programs — together, these two powerful tools can help ensure more predictable construction.
Our Concord® SMEs have successfully delivered capital projects and are well-versed in both predictability and AWP, and can help you deliver a comprehensive and cogent construction strategy as a foundational element of your capital project execution plan.
CII Best Practice 3: Leveraging CII’s Dispute Potential Index with Concord’s Mediation and Dispute Resolution Expertise
If tensions are high and you see signs that your project is heading toward serious disputes, Concord’s® experienced team of mediators is standing by to intervene.
Our trained and certified mediators use CII’s Dispute Potential Index as a key part of our toolkit when addressing and managing nascent disputes. I am myself certified in mediation by the State Bar of Texas, and we have a pool of Concord® consultants and SMEs who have experience both preventing and resolving capital project disputes.
In short, in applying CII Best Practices to leverage the Disputes Potential Index — along with our own surveys and conflict resolution experience — we can prevent serious disputes from becoming a significant burden on your project.
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