1. Other projects and working groups Malcolm Dodds, Research Director of Be

2. Benchmarking Contact John Williams, E C Harris

3. Benchmarking working group Purpose –To understand members’ value drivers across the supply chain Output - final report comprising 2 tools: –‘concerns and influences’ spreadsheet for teams to understand each others’ objectives –self-diagnostic questionnaire for individual firms to assess their commitment to their value drivers

4. Value drivers Derived from 130+ issues identified by c.12 people from all parts of the chain Client Satisfaction Repeat Business Collaboration Compliance Efficiency Employees (Attract & Retain) Environmental Image Predictability Safety User Satisfaction Financial Performance Waste Whole Life

6. ICT Contact Paul Waskett, Adept Management

7. Be/IAI/Teamwork ICT-Enabled Collaborative Working: Sharing what we know and making it work with DTI and OGC

8. ICT-enabled Collaborative Working: Sharing what we know and making it work Core objective: ‘To deliver improved project and business performance through the use of ICT-enabled collaborative working’ Funding: £750,000 of funding from the DTI; only 2 Programmes have been funded from 26 proposals Action Research: Deliver projects more effectively by building a single, shared information source or ‘model’ Benefit: Business benefits backed up by clear evidence of the business case Current position: Designing mechanisms for selecting live projects to benefit from this Government funded opportunity Projects: large and small, simple and complex, with teams experienced and new to working in this new way

9. ISC Contact Malcolm Dodds or Dr Richard Holti, Open University

10. Advancing the Integration of the Supply Chain The challenges for commercial practice Open University Business School & Be BDP, Bovis Lend Lease, EMCOR - Drake & Scull Laing O’Rourke, Lend Lease, Irvine Whitlock, Pearce Retail, Taylor Woodrow, Wates May 2002 to May 2005 Supported by EPSRC and DTI (LINK programme) Research grant £340k, Total budget £900k

11. Advancing the Integration of the Supply Chain Objectives and outputs A framework for analysing and describing costs that supports collaboration within an integrated design process An evaluation methodology and measurement system that supply chain integrators and their key supply partners can use to measure their joint performance and improve it over time A portfolio of commercial frameworks and agreements that supply chain integrators can use with key supply partners A methodology for managing the introduction of these innovative commercial practices within construction supply chains, taking account of different working contexts.

12. The Be Collaborative Construction Contract (CCC) Contact Martin Howe, Bevan Ashford

13. The Be Collaborative Construction Contract (CCC) Aim of CCC To provide a framework to underpin collaborative working which is contractually binding Review at www.formatpublishing.co.uk/be/

14. The Be Collaborative Construction Contract (CCC) Guiding Principles Used throughout design and drafting:-  To underpin, not undermine, collaborative behaviour To provide flexibility in use; and To be clear and concise

15. Education Contact Terry Bilsbrough

16. Project Leadership Programme outcome 12 out of 14 delegates will be presented with Part 1 MBA Certificates in Management and Be Project Diplomas –by Sir Michael Latham –at Henley Management college –on Thursday 26 June 2003

17. Project Leadership Programme next steps Following mandate from March 2003 Forum, experience gained with Henley Management College on the Project Team Leadership Programme is informing the development of an industry wide project leadership programme in collaboration with CITB and The Wates Report team headed by Rod Bennion.

18. Project Leadership Programme progress Literature review completed on construction industry leadership Work with Henley Management College on issues arising One day workshop held Paper developed 26 June review of paper and forward action plan to be agreed

19. Skills Audit Contact Malcolm Dodds or Professor Norman Fisher, University of Reading

20. Be/University of Reading/CITB Skills Audit The Theme (i) The skills we have got (ii) The skills we get (iii) The skills we need The Team –School of Construction Management & Engineering – Professor Norman Fisher –Department of Psychology – Dr Marylin Williams –Research Assistant (about to be appointed) a psychologist with a post-graduate degree in research methodology –CITB, Dr David Watt

21. Be/University of Reading/CITB Skills Audit Deliverables –Snapshot picture of where we are today in the UK –Robust framework and delivery method for long-term series of data on UK construction skills –Explore the case for a parallel project across Europe –Proposals for change

22. Be/University of Reading/CITB Skills Audit Stage 1 – Scoping Study (£36,000 funded by CITB) October 2003 – March 2004 Stage 2 – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (funded by DTI, £200,000 over 3 years with industry contributions of £16,000 per year for 3 years) April 2004 – March 2007 The scoping study provides the foundation for two 2-year (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) awards, giving a programme time of three years with one researcher in year 1, two researchers in year 2, and one researcher in year 3.

23. INCR Contact Malcolm Dodds Industry Network for Construction Research Be’s R&D Directors Group Created by Be’s R&D Directors representing organisations committed to the strategic use of R&D for business improvement

24. INCR – objectives & achievements Objectives –Sharing what we know and making it work better –Supporting the Be vision: Designing the Future Achievements –Successfully competed in the DTI’s last PII research programme round in partnership with Teamwork and IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability) - secured £750,000 of funding from DTI as one of two successful bids out of 26. –The creation of a Be Healthcare Environment Group, which is working with others, such as CABE, the Open University, and the Built Environment Innovation Centre at Imperial College, to share and develop our knowledge on how to add value to healthcare environments. –A hospital project identified as research vehicle.

25. INCR – next steps To plan an event for all Be members later this year in collaboration with other existing Be working groups.

26. Risk Management Contact Sandy Mackay, BPG

27. New Risk Management working group Start where DBF Group left off in its report of August 02 and RCF Group who produced the Be Collaborative Construction Contract New Group to meet July –review earlier groups’ findings –other relevant issues – eg current cost of insurance –agree work plan and time frame –Would you like to contribute? Please add your name to the list.

28. Be - Designing the Future Contact Malcolm Dodds

29. Designing the Future - Origins Origins –2-day members’ workshop to explore scenarios to support strategic planning of members’ future businesses and Be’s research programme. Outcomes –Four groups produced a similar scenario:- The construction industry should move to adding value to its clients by bringing together products and services in integrated solutions that enhance the performance of its customers according to their criteria.

30. Designing the Future - Next steps Challenge –To use our collective early experience of working across boundaries between property, construction and FM to create business models for providing integrated solutions. Next Steps –Integrated Solutions Providers Group with partner Imperial College, starting work July 2003 –Healthcare Environments Group –with partners Imperial College and Open University –Action research project identified

31. Designing the Future - Deliverables Two focus group joint workshops in the autumn for Be members with Imperial College to generate research themes to deliver:- (I)Be Integrated Solutions; and (ii)Be Healthcare Environment Group’s objectives. Action research Healthcare project – starting in 2003 under existing Be/OU project Joint Be/Imperial College position papers and reports starting in the summer of 2004 Complementary research programme established by 2003

32. Work Life Balance Contact Malcolm Dodds or Dr Jane Sturges, Open University Be/Open University Work/Life Balance Study Under 35s in Construction

33. Work/life balance for young professionals in construction To what extent does work life balance matter to young professionals working in the construction industry? What causes them to work long hours and how does this affect their work/life balance? What are the effects of the wrong balance between work and home? What can employers do to help ensure that young professionals’ lives do not get out of balance?

34. The Be research Qualitative study conducted in three member organisations (architect, engineer + main contractor) Sample of 45 young professionals aged between 23 and 34 (28 men and 17 women) 45 in-depth interviews

35. Why do young professionals work long hours? Workload –“I can’t physically get all the work I need to get done in a 37 hours week.” It’s the industry culture –“If you’re going to work for this organisation, you’re going to have to work long hours.” Work is rewarding –“I felt totally exhausted, but at the same time the whole thing was totally new and I was working in this place I had been dreaming about getting to.”

36. Wanted: companies for next stage of research Are you interested in improving staff motivation and retention by addressing the issue of work/life balance? Do you have 40 or more staff aged 35 and under working for you? You could take part in the next stage of Be’s Work/Life Balance research project? For more information, please contact Dr Jane Sturges –J.L.Sturges@open.ac.ukJ.L.Sturges@open.ac.uk The project is fully funded by the Open University –no cost to participants! If you would like to join in please put your name on the list