Business Model: How we work
“An Integrated Project is built on collaboration. As a result, it can only be successful if the participants share and apply common values and goals.” (A Working Definition - AIA California Council 2007).
The traditional project execution approaches contemplate separate silos of disciplines and responsibility that in practice yield to inefficiencies whenever there is a hand-off from one silo to another.
Additionally, projects delivered traditionally suffer because participants success are not necessarily related. Indeed it is quite possible for one or more of the project participants to “succeed” notwithstanding overall project failure.
Integrated Asset Descriptions represent a behavioral change in the industry by breaking down the discipline boundaries requiring higher level of cooperation and commitment among all major participants.
Essential Principles
To harness the collective capabilities, the integrated team and its management embrace our principles of:
- Mutual respect
- Harmonized Benefit
Management Commitment
Integrated Asset Descriptions embodies, in varying proportion, many of the following attributes:
- Ring Fenced Team Configuration
- Early Gains Definition
- Enhanced Communication
- Clearly Defined Open Standards
- Appropriate Technology and Practices
