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Contract Management Update from the IACCM Meeting in Sydney

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I attended the IACCM first networking meeting in Sydney for 2012 this week and really enjoyed my experience. The IACCM pulled together two very different – but both equally valuable – speakers to kick-start the years networking events. Two different, but important, topic

Win-Win Negotiations for Owners and Suppliers

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Little Publicized Fact about Win-Win Negotiations for Owners and Suppliers The true meaning of win-win is a negotiated agreement where the agreement reached cannot be improved further by any discussions. So your outcome cannot be improved f

Alliance contracting and collaboration make the headlines at industry event

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Alliance contracting and collaboration make the headlines at industry event Transfield Services was a major sponsor at the recent Contracti

Project Management Focus: Wayne Pearce comments on Putting High Performance, Teamwork and Leadership into Perspective

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Project Management Focus Alliance Contracting IQ recently interviewed Wayne Pearce and discussed his experience with respect to project management, leadership and teamwork and how that relates to high performance across larger scale and complex projects

Avoiding Cost Blow-outs on Mining and Capital Projects

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Cost blow outs seem to be accepted as inevitable in mega projects around the world – and for any size mining project in fact. The scale and remoteness of many mining projects in feasibility and construction phases right now of course bring additional problems with them, including

Relationship Contracting and Integrated Project Delivery

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Relationship Contracting and Integrated Project Delivery Alliance Contracting IQ recently interviewed David Long, formerly of Sutter Health Group, about his experience relating to relationship / relational contracting and integrated project delivery. In this

AAA Report finds that Wicked Problems Need Collaborative Finesse

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The Alliancing Association of Australia's recent report findings show that 'wicked' problems require collaborative finesse... COMPLEX projects with a high degree of ambiguity and unknown risk require highly skilled project managers accustomed to finessin