The challenges the engineering and construction industry faces are well recognized. They range from unacceptable levels of project failure to productivity levels that are largely unchanged over the last several decades. Solutions to these and other challenges must be comprehensive and far reaching. This slideshare addresses one potential solution, establishment of industrywide knowledge sharing frameworks

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Revolutionary Improvements in Project Execution and
Delivery are Required
Bob Prieto
Chairman & CEO
Strategic Program Management LLC
The challengesthe engineeringandconstructionindustryfacesare well recognized.Theyrange from
unacceptable levelsof projectfailure toproductivitylevelsthatare largelyunchangedoverthe last
several decades.Solutionstothese andotherchallengesmustbe comprehensive andfarreaching.This
postaddressesone potential solution,establishmentof industrywideknowledge sharingframeworks
Revolutionarychange andimprovementisrequiredwithinthe engineeringandconstructionindustry.
These improvementsmustbe drivenbyinnovationsof all kindsincludinghow we share andmobilize our
collective knowledge.Thisincludesthe progressive establishmentof industrywideknowledge sharing
frameworks.
Specificallythe engineeringandconstructionindustryshouldconsiderthe following:
• Establishmentof anindustrybestpracticesforumwithuserratingsof bestpracticestheyhave
used(BestpracticesYELP).Today,bestpracticesare scatteredacrossvariousindustryandacademic
sitesandusabilityandassessmentof outcomesachievedare generallylacking.There isnocompendium
of bestpracticessites.

2. • Creationof a constructionindustryintellectual propertycommonstopromote awarenessof
valuable knowledge andsolutionswhile protectingthe rightsof IPholders.Analogsexistinvarious
creative commonsandthe innovationsconnectionmodel designedtoconnectIPcreatorswith
commercial innovators.Asanexample the InnovationsCommons,accordingtotheirwebsite
(http://www.theinnovationcommons.co.uk/),isa“commercial ‘space incommon’,where UK
universities,businessconsultantsandforward-thinkinginvestorscome togethertoshare ideas,
opinions,expertiseandresourcesonbrand-new technologyinnovationsandunder-exploited
intellectual property(IP),andcreate effective collaborative businessopportunities”
• Developmentof a“knowledge assembly”conceptthatdrawsall knowledgerequiredforatask
togetherforreadyaccess bya doerof task (knowledge enablement)
The creationof the neededknowledge sharingframeworkssuffertodayfromthe lackof an industry
organizationtosponsor,create andgovernthe requiredindustryintellectual propertycommons.The
industryshouldexplore otherIPcommonsthatexistinotherindustriessuchasthe one citedabove for
solutionstoaidmovingforward.
In orderto achieve the systemictransformation thatthe engineeringandconstructionindustryrequires,
we must strengthenpanindustrystructuresandpromote increasedclientrecognitionof industryIP
rights.