Accepted Programme Videos
Compensation Events tie together all contractual consequences
The theory behind compensation events in the NEC is to take an event and deal with all of its consequences and how all parties have dealt with it in one go. Does that produce a better result or just a more complicated process? Is it really any different to other contracts in practice ? Ian, Ewen, Rob and Jon discuss.
NEC: Float and time risk allowance are the same, aren’t they?
An NEC programme should show both time risk allowance and float. What are the practical and programming differences between the two? How do you show them and use them effectively? Rob, Ian, Ewen and Jon discuss.
Are the programmes requirements of NEC too complicated?
Clause 31.2 contains a very long list of what must be included in a compliant programme and clause 32.1 adds to that for each update. Isn’t that really all too much particularly if the project is a relatively simple one ? Rob, Ian, Ewen and Jon discuss.
Is there an implied acceptance of programmes?
Given how central the programme is to NEC, it must be important that everyone works to the same, up to date, version of it. So what happens then if a Contractor submits a programme and hears nothing back? Is it accepted or not ? And does it make a difference? Jon, Ian, Ewen and Rob discuss.
How much detail should the Programme include?
For long and complex projects the programme can itself be complicated. How much information should anyone reasonably expect to see on a programme and does the distance away from “time now” matter? If things are further in the future is it OK to be a little more vague about them?
Is an NEC programme just a bar chart?
The programme is central to most process under the NEC but what exactly is the programme? If it isn’t just a bar chart, what exactly is it or what could it include? Jon, Ian, Ewen and Rob discuss.
NEC: Is there really a difference between ‘approved’ and ‘accepted’?
Accepted and approved sound very similar. One is used in the NEC & the other is not. Is this just a matter of semantics or is there an important point of principle underlying this choice of words? What does it mean to “accept” under the NEC and are there any particular consequences ? Jon, Ian, Ewen and Rob discuss and come up with a simple suggestion to improve the contract.
Does NEC3 have too much process and procedure ?
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?
Part 16 : Review of Stimulus to Good Project
This video briefly reviews how the NEC aims to stimulate good project management
Part 13 : The Accepted Programme
This video gives a quick overview of the programming requirements of the NEC.
Part 09 : Stimulus to Good project Management
This video gives an overview of the Stimulus to Good Management objective and why it matters.
Actually managing the risk under NEC – Part 1 : Using nPlan to help get a first Accepted Programme
This is the first 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 it can help agree a good Accepted Programme for the overall benefit of the contract.
NEC – Six levels of use of the programme
In this video, Jon gives a quick overview of the NEC3 family of contracts before explaining the six levels of use of the Accepted Programmes which he has observed in high performing NEC3 contracts.