Challenge one another

My observations of our extremely fragmented industry is that there is an incredible amount of waste that plagues us, holding us back at every opportunity. In our slow and windy road towards integration, or at least better co-operation and collaboration, why not helpfully challenge one another’s’ assumptions, plans and so on? Neither the buying nor selling side know everything there is to know about themselves, let alone each other, so why not challenge and therefore perhaps better understand and contribute to a more successful outcome? For example, from Contractor to PM:

• Why have this particular constraint in place and will it be necessary to retain it for the duration of the contract?
• Why specify this type of product when a far more cost-effective whole life solution is available?
• We note access to this part of the Site is delayed, can we help to bring this forward at all?

From PM to Contractor:

• Why are you commencing this particular activity at that time of year?
• Why is the productivity of this Equipment or gang so low?
• On your design of xxx, why did you opt for that particular solution?

And so on. Challenge each other, learn, contribute, actually try and shape a more informed industry.