Roundtable

The ongoing skills shortage is an issue that is widespread and impacting every discipline, especially in the delivery of construction and infrastructure projects across the UK. Many of the contributing factors are outside of the control of project professionals, (such as an ageing workforce with few new entrants) though significant efforts are being put forward […]

The Construction Playbook, published back in 2020, set the tone for how we can transform the productivity of the sector by changing the way that major projects and programmes are assessed, procured, and delivered. Taking their cue from the report, private sector organisations have since come together to develop ‘Trust and Productivity – The Private […]

The construction industry must embrace new approaches for mega projects, but the requirement is even greater when delivering giga projects. The scale of these complex programme environments offer the opportunity to experiment with new practices and ideas to tackle even more complex challenges. However, the significance of behaviours is often overlooked. We see major projects […]

In February 2018, Professor David Mosey introduced the, then new, FAC1 – Framework Alliance contract at our ResoLex Roundtable, describing its intent and ambition. Five years on, the Crown Commercial Service, LHC, NHS Shared Business Services and Ministry of Justice, have used FAC-1 for procurements with a total projected value of over £57 billion. We […]

On the 23rd of April, we’ll be joined by Roseanne Serrelli, Partner at Sharpe Pritchard to discuss how contracts can be used to help embed collaborative behaviours on complex projects. The roundtable will explore a contract's role in the creation and development of a collaborative working environment. Common wisdom suggests that you cannot mandate collaborative […]

In addition to being the Chief Executive of ResoLex, Edward Moore is the Chairman of Concordis International, a peacebuilding charity. Concordis uses a dialogue approach to support the development of sustainable relationships amongst communities involved in or affected by armed conflict. At first light, this may seem rather unconnected to the development of collaborative relationships […]

The ethos behind ‘Team of Teams’ (ToTs) comes from the clarity of desired outcomes and the empowerment to make local decisions to best achieve these outcomes. ToTs has become a more common term following the popular book ‘Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by Stanley McChrystal’ and ‘One Mission: How […]

PLEASE NOTE: Places are limited; please email roundtable@resolex.com to express your interest. Once we reach capacity, a waiting list will be maintained. As the complexity of major projects and programmes continues to increase, are we selecting and developing the right leaders for the job? Almost two years on from the Major Project Associations (MPAs) No […]

As the demands on leaders in major projects and programmes continue to grow, so too does the pressure on their personal capacity. How can leaders sustain performance, maintain resilience, and create the conditions for their teams to succeed in increasingly complex environments? Our October roundtable will highlight practical ways to grow leaders who thrive in […]