NEO: Cogence GMP Development Process

Establishing a GMP process in a collaborative manner has proven to be a relevant topic for all of us. When and how do we need to collaborate? During our last session, we began to develop an ideal flow for each of the three distinct phases of GMP development. The three distinct phases of GMP development …

NEO: Development of a Cogence GMP Development Process

At our last session on Project Management, Cogence uncovered that there were many challenges and communication breakdowns associated with the GMP development process. Cogence has decided to extend the discussion to get to the bottom of the issues as well as hopefully develop a more clear and effective process. What is the CM’s normal development …

2022 Town Hall

Powering the Transformation of Project Delivery Town Hall 2022 Co-Create September 27th – 28th, 2022 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center (Columbus, Ohio) Join your colleagues in the design and construction community as we delve into the Transformation of Project Delivery. Day 1 events will include Keynote Speaker, Lars Johansson (CoverMyMeds). With four program tracks …

NEO: Cogent Project Delivery

This session continued the theme of the March session, project management. We focused on the challenges that project managers face on a CM at Risk project. Prior to the session, we surveyed Cogence Partners to identify those challenges. During the session, we worked together to identify possible solutions to each group’s challenges. View the Program …

NEO: Project Management – The Linchpin to Collaboration

During our last session, we discussed how collaboration can reduce financial risk. Strong project management has a direct link to achieving desired performance and financial outcomes. The most successful projects have a Project Manager who is empowered by their organization to develop a project team culture, which enables all team members to work together and …

NEO: Can Teamwork Reduce Financial Risk?

At this program, we examined and developed ideas on how teamwork can reduce the risk of financial loss by discussing a scenario familiar to all: The budget is fixed, the scope is undefined, all of the team members are not engaged, but everything is moving full steam ahead…What would you do?  Many have been in …

NEO: Risky Times

Risks are common among industry partners but the intensity and timing of impact on our business is different. During this highly successful session, partners worked in groups to correlate the seven common risk factors to the project timeline identifying the intensity of the risk experienced. The analysis from this session concluded that there is a …

NEO: Collaborative Contracting. An Oxymoron?

Facilitated by a nationally recognized construction law attorney, the discussion began with the premise that when contractual terms and conditions are developed in a collaborative manner, each party has the opportunity to succeed. The session revealed that COGENCE partners, and national industry leaders, do not have an understanding of how certain contract clauses shift risk …

NEO: Risky Business

When working on a project, you evaluate your own risks, but do you fully understand the risks your other team members are confronting? Starting together with an understanding of each other’s risk factors, can teammates be empowered to work together to mitigate risk and ultimately improve project outcomes? Learn how the Cogence Alliance answered these …

NEO: Project Management

This session was a follow-up on the September session’s contract overview. The discussion focused on how contracts allocated risk, and it explored the consequences when risk is unfairly allocated. Common delivery methods were reviewed and their chief characteristics compared. Using a legal case, the risks associated with cost estimating were explained. This case study illustrated …