What do the following acronyms stand for?
JCT = Joint Contracts Tribunal
CPI = Coordinated Project Information
KPI = Key Performance Indicator
What is ISO 9001 and in what way is it appropriate to architectural practice?
Quality Management System can make the Practice more attractive for potential clients.
ISO 9001 certifies that business processes are being applied but it doesn't guarantee the
quality of the final product or service.
State four objectives of Partnering.
Partnering is a "management approach", recommended in the Latham Report, where the parties (i.e. client/professional, client/contractor, contractor/subcontractor) objectives are:
- Maximizing the effectiveness of each participant's resources;
- Implement a rewarding system which enable all the parties to share in the rewards;
- Quality and final Target must be set for every project and a measurement system of the improvements must to be adopted:
- Identification of potential conflict need to be addressed (eliminate or reduce).
The partnering is a legally-binding agreement.
