NEC student research

Hi,

Another student questionnaire if you have 10mins to give up at lunchtime. As always, this is much appreciated.

Rob

http://www.eSurveysPro.com/Survey.aspx?id=23ad625d-4b55-488a-a839-880a21c3208c

RICS Contracts in Use Survey 2010 - please act!!

Dear all,

Every few years the RICS conducts a survey of contracts used/trends/procurement methods etc. In this past this unfortunately seems to have been a closed survey and certainly the last survey had completely insufficient data collected, so please help them to compile a useful report by completing the survey below as best you can.

https://communities.rics.org/connect.ti/contractssurvey/groupHome

This needs to be done by Friday 30th July. There appears to be no restrictions on the sector/location, although historically this has been a report on UK contracts in use. The more statistics on whatever contract you are using, the more reliable the findings will be. Though this will just be mainly of interest only and should not influence your choice of contracts/procurement route, it should show interesting trends.

Many thanks in advance, please forward this to those you know that may also be able to contribute, it's an open community as RICS have stated.

Thanks,
Rob

Do we truly believe in risk management?

I have an opinion that most of us like the the theory of risk management but when it comes to putting it into practice, regard it on a par with QA and don't do it! On most training courses I run I just ask for a show of hands for those who can honestly say they have an up-to-date risk register on their project(s) - I reckon the yes is about 1 in 50, which is appalling!

Why? Is it the thought of going around in circles at a risk workshop with yellow sticky paper? Or facing 40+ columns to fill in on a superior risk register? Or not really knowing what the heck to do with the risk as and when it materialises and discuss that nasty aspect of liability?

I love the simplicity of the 2 column Risk Register found in most NEC3 contracts which is kept current through the early warning process - at any risk reduction meeting the participants basically determine what is the risk (called a 'matter') and what are we going to do about it? The latter has to be the most important aspect of risk management, the practical and constructive part of doing something about the problem.

Any other opinions?

Rob

NEC student research

Maybe the last bit of student assistance for the week? In the student's own words....

I am a student in my final year at the College of Estate Management, University if Reading, studying towards a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying.

For my Comprehensive research project I have chosen to investigate whether Clause 10.1 of the NEC is an enforceable and effective contract term, by gauging the perception levels that the users of the NEC attribute to this clause. The questionnaire is pivotal to the success of my project, so I would be very grateful if people could spare less than 5 minutes of their time to complete the survey by accessing the questionnaire from the following hyperlink:

I will share my results of the project with yourselves and anyone who participates in the survey who wishes to know the results once completed in early August, so please forward me the contact details of where to send the research to.

http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=0a690add-d004-4b31-a75c-0707a2aba100

As always, this is much appreciated by the student/university.

Rob

NEC student research

Another short survey for you to help out over lunchtime......

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GWBYZGS

Thanks,
Rob

NEC student research

Dear all,

A further questionnaire to assist an MSC student, and in the student's words.......

The NEC contract has got stimulus to good management as one of its main objective. This questionnaire is part of an investigation to ascertain if the NEC realizes this benefit, and identify the processes that make the contract more effective as a stimulus to good management. This survey is done as a partial fulfilment of the MSc Construction Management programme. The results will be used for educational purposes only and all information will be treated in the strictest of confidence with no tracking of the source. The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Click the link to access the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/adingez

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you in anticipation of your cooperation and the valuable information that will be provided.

Thank you,
Rob