As integrated project delivery raises the importance of joint decision-making, how will firms document decisions?

Capturing decisions as they’re being made: facilitating e-discovery

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Part 11 of Newforma’s webinar series on how project information management (PIM) software contributes to a more integrated practice

Integrated project delivery aspires to avoid litigation by reaching decisions jointly and apportioning responsibilities equitably. Successful IPD captures the conversations and steps that lead to decisions, and does so in a way that can be readily shared and revisited. How can you manage project information up front in a way that avoids litigation down the line?
Join us to explore how software for project information management supports a more integrated practice by facilitating e-discovery and transparent digital workflow.

 
• Understand how commonly used software applications fall short when it comes to readily retrievable documentation.
 
• Understand the current state of project information management knowledge and best practices among your peers.
 
• Discover resources you can use to inform yourself about the requirements of e-discovery.
 
• See how PIM technology is a key component of an effective document retention process, the first stage of a larger e-discovery management strategy.

Presented by:

 
• Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell
 
• Newforma Vice President Bob Batcheler

       

       

Ian Howell is Newforma’s chief executive officer. He’s an architect by training, with practice experience in Australia and the United Kingdom. His AEC software industry experience includes positions with Autodesk, Citadon, Alias Research and Rucaps Australia. Among his contributions to the AEC software industry, Ian is a founder of the International Alliance for Interoperability, and currently serves on the board of direction for the buildingSMART Alliance.

     

     

       

       

Bob Batcheler is Newforma’s vice-president of industry marketing and product management. Bob’s career as a professional engineer includes time at Black & Veatch and Bechtel Power Corporation. His AEC technology background encompasses a variety of roles at Autodesk and Softdesk. Bob earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Lehigh University, and qualified as a registered professional engineer in Maryland.

     

 

About our webinar series, "Project information management (PIM) for integrated project delivery (IPD)"

BIM technology is a well-acknowledged pillar of integrated practice for coordinating and documenting the building design. But what about all the unstructured project communications and adjunct decision-making processes that surround the model as it evolves over the duration of the project?

PIM technology is the complementary solution to BIM. It manages the information and communications around the model. It supports collaboration, accountability and trust - both inside the firm and between external team members.

"Facilitating e-discovery" draws upon Newforma’s experience helping customers manage information and communications for hundreds of thousands of projects. It was presented Friday, September 25, 2009.