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 […]