Stablebridge have just completed their first project with BMT Defence Services on the selection of military vehicles, for the UK MoD. BMT Defence Services of Bath, were retained as prime contractor by the MoD to support the full acquisition lifecycle, from the finalisation of technical requirements, through to evaluation and acceptance planning. Stablebridge supported [...]
Competitive Dialogue is a procedure used by public-sector organisations to select contractors for complex, high-risk projects. Unlike other procedures, this one allows the buying authority to hold discussions with all the contenders throughout an extended bidding process, to help them refine their solutions. Competitive Dialogue is capable of creating a perfect match between contracts and contractors. But on the other hand, it can also lead to some intriguing game-playing… [...]
At one time, it was unthinkable for a man to walk into an office without a neck-tie, or for a woman to arrive in trousers. Just as that taboo slips off quietly into history, so others arrive to replace them.
Curiously, we let some of our most damaging taboos go unchallenged. The needs [...]
This article was first published in 2001 and is copyright © 2001, Richard Byford and Kevin Potts.
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Article originally published in Project Management Review, November 2001. Copyright 2001 (c) Richard Byford
Teamwork is based on harmony, as Richard Byford explains in this light-hearted look at the benefits gained when team members sing to the same song sheet
The studio is dark, illuminated only by a few soft [...]