Tag: Early Warnings

Using AI to level the playing field of NEC procurement and project delivery

TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, Risk Management

This webinar (which 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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Practical early warnings

TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, NEC4, Risk Management

This talk was recorded at the London NEC People conference in summer 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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Part 9 : Stimulus to Good project Management

TAGS: Accepted Programme, Compensation Events, Early Warnings, NEC, NEC3, Payment, Project Management

This video gives an overview of the Stimulus to Good Management objective and why it matters.

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Part 14 : Early warnings and the risk reduction process

TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, NEC3, Project Management, Risk Management

This video gives a quick overview of the early warnings and the risk reduction process under NEC

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Part 16 : Review of Stimulus to Good Project

TAGS: Accepted Programme, Compensation Events, Early Warnings, NEC, NEC3, Project Management

This video briefly reviews how the NEC aims to stimulate good project management

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Does NEC3 have too much process and procedure ?

TAGS: Accepted Programme, Compensation Events, Early Warnings, NEC, NEC3, NEC4

NEC contains a lot of processes from early warning through programme updates to compensation events. In this video, the panel discusses whether these process add unnecessary cost and bog a project down in unnecessary administration?

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NEC : Should early warnings be contractual obligations?

TAGS: Early warnings, NEC, NEC3, NEC4

Early warnings are a very practical tool to help a contract run smoothly and generate opportunity to identify problems and avoid or mitigate their impact. Does that process work better when it has contractual teeth or should it be a tool to enable collaboration without risk of loss if it is not operated properly? Jon, Ian, Ewen and Rob discuss whilst giving some practical tips on how to use them.

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NEC: Who controls a risk reduction meeting?

TAGS: Early Warnings, NEC, NEC3, NEC4

Part of the early warning process under NEC is the risk reduction meeting. Primarily it is a means to discuss and track the risks which have been identified and notified under the contract. Who is best placed to manage the meeting and the resultant Risk Register? What happens if someone refuses to attend and how can that be managed ?

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Actually managing the risk under NEC - Part 2 : Using nPlan to more effectively manage early warnings

TAGS: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big data, collaboration, collaborative working, Early Warnings, NEC, NEC4, Risk Management

This is the second of three more detailed webinars discussing how nPLan's huge database of construction activity durations and AI powered IT can help manage NEC contracts better. This webinar looks at how nPlan's tool can help link risk management to early warnings to give EARLY early warnings !

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