More and more construction claims are including a loss of productivity component these days. But too often the claimed amount is not properly substantiated or presented. This seminar series will help you understand what makes for a good productivity claim: its strengths, weaknesses and how to respond.
Gain insight from recognized experts like research professors William Ibbs and James Adrian plus claims pricing experts William Schwartzkopf and William Zollinger. The Expert Series on Lost Productivity Claims 4-part training CD series will help you identify, document, measure and price a lost productivity claim! Equally important, session 4 is devoted to techniques you can use to improve productivity on current and future projects.
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CD Session 1:
Lost Productivity Claims: New Developments on an Expensive and Tricky Issue
In this first session, you'll understand what makes for a good productivity claim: its strengths, weaknesses -- and how to respond. Loss of productivity is often the reason for other claim elements: delay, acceleration and extended overhead. Understanding the loss of productivity claim's strengths and weaknesses will also guide you on how to evaluate other types of claims. Hear about the latest technical and legal concepts associated with loss of productivity including:
What is productivity and how should it be measured . . . what guidelines, methods and tools are commonly used to measure loss of productivity . . .when can loss of productivity claims be asserted . . . what types of documentation should accompany the claim . . . what contractual provisions can be used to present and support loss of productivity claims, and which can be used to rebut them . . . and more!
Your instructor: Dr. William Ibbs, Click here for bio.
CD Session 2:
Case Studies and Productivity Research to Support Lost Productivity Claims
Construction productivity expert Dr. James Adrian presents his views and techniques for development and analysis of lost productivity claims. Relying on more than two dozen years of academic and professional research, Dr. Adrian evaluates core issues, understanding the causes of lost productivity, plus how to identify and sort through impacts of the multiple causes encountered by complex construction projects.
Your instructor: Dr. James Adrian Click here for bio.
CD Session 3:
Pricing Approaches for Lost Productivity Claims Including Delay, Acceleration and Change Orders
William Schwartzkopf, author of Aspen Publisher's Calculating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims and Calculating Construction Damages, reviews what works in documentation and calculation methods to support construction claims, including analysis formulas.
Your instructor: William Schwartzkopf Click here for bio.
CD Session 4:
Measuring Productivity for Improved Project Performance
In this fourth session, we listen to the flip side of the coin by examining ways on how to improve productivity. This unique session begins with a special presentation by Bill Zollinger, P.E., CEO of Buric Consultants, on how to manage labor productivity during project performance.
Bill wraps up the series by interviewing our panel of experts: Dr. William Ibbs, Dr. James Adrian and William Schwartzkopf on working models and project control techniques to help analyze jobsite productivity with an eye to improving methods, reducing inefficiencies and minimizing the result of unavoidable impacts.
Your instructor: William Zollinger Click here for bio.
