Improving Construction Procurement and Project Delivery – It’s all about the Gaps!

Construction procurement and project delivery remains problematic for most organizations.

Whether it’s repair, renovation, maintenance, or a new build, every construction project involves a relatively large and diverse number of people, from architects to engineers and builders, to facilities management professionals, building users, and other participants and stakeholders.

Furthermore, for each team member involved in each stage of the process, whether planning, procurement, project delivery, or post-completion, there is a required level of shared information, mutual reliance, and minimum performance level. Any gaps in communication or collaboration therefore directly impact project outcomes.

And there you have it. The problem and solution to the AECOO sectors rampant economic and environmental waste, simply defined (AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction Operations, Owners). World-wide 63% of projects don’t have a “very high” of collaboration, and less than 5% even make an attempt to regularly employ robust LEAN and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes, with even fewer doing so consistently and/or properly.

If owners displays requisite levels of leadership and competency, virtually all (90%+) of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects would be planned, procured, and executed in a quality manner, per user requirements on-time, and on-budget. All the tools and services are readily available.