An NEC interview with the Chairman of the APM C&P SIG
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, NEC, NEC3, professional services
Jon is interviewed here in his role as chair of the APM’s Contracts & procurement SIG, before focussing on the NEC3 Professional Services Short Contract which, in 2013, had just been published and Jon led the development of.
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Managing Compensation events properly!
TAGS: Compensation Events, NEC, NEC3, NEC4, Risk Management
In this presentation, given at the 2015 Linked In NEC People conference, Jon gives practical tips on how to assess compensation events quickly, amicably and accurately with less ‘hassle’. Wouldn’t that be good ?
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NEC3: Introduction to the PSSC
TAGS: NEC, NEC3, professional services
Published as part of April 2013's edition of the NEC3 Contract, the Professional Services Short Contract (PSSC) offers an alternative to the Professional Services Contract for low value and less complex commissions. The PSSC, jointly badged with the APM, was the latest addition to the NEC3 family of contracts. Find out the reasons for the PSSC and how & when to use it.
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How NOT to use an NEC Contract in order to have an Unsuccessful contract
TAGS: NEC, project management
This webinar was delivered via Barton Legal back in 2021as part of their monthly webinars. In it, Jon identifies and briefly discusses the most common mistakes, from his experience, which undermine successful delivery of an NEC contract.
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NEC4 : the good, the bad & the ugly – Part 1 : Contract strategy changes
TAGS: Contract Strategy/Flexibility, contract strategy, NEC, NEC4
This webinar was given via the APM when the 4th edition of NEC - NEC4 - came out in 2017. This Part 1 focusses on the changes affecting contract strategy: the new members of family , changes to the payment options & changes to the secondary options.
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NEC4 : the good, the bad & the ugly – Part 2 : Changes to the Engineering and construction Contract
TAGS: NEC, NEC4, Project Management
This webinar was given via the APM when the 4th edition of NEC - NEC4 - came out in 2017. This Part 2 focusses on the changes made to the Engineering and Construction Contract, although similar changes were made to other NEC contracts.
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Using AI to level the playing field of NEC procurement and project delivery
TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, Risk Management
This webinar (which actually starts at 1min & 35s in) is a discussion between Jon and Nick Williams & Richard Beddard-Jones of nPlan on how their huge database of construction activity durations and AI based tools can help to deliver better NEC contracts.
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Risk : Practical Tips for Managing it under NEC
TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, Risk Management
This webinar, delivered many years ago, looks at the deficiencies of risk management and its practical application under NEC3. In particular, it looks at the interplay with the early warning clauses of the contract.
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Common mistakes when amending NEC contracts – a non-lawyer’s perspective
TAGS: contract, drafting, NEC, NEC4
This webinar was delivered via Barton Legal in 2024 as part of their monthly webinars. In it, Jon discusses common mistakes he sees people - normally lawyers - make when drafting amendments. Rather than achieve 'legal certainty', they often undermine the likely success of the contract.
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Practical early warnings
TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, NEC4, Risk Management
This talk was recorded at the NEC People conference in 2024.
It takes people through the early warning clauses giving practical tips and insights into how to manage early warnings more efficiently & effectively to give better contract outcomes.
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