Preaching Disclaimer
To describe an approach can always lead to a degree of preaching. No doubt we fall into that trap here., for which we make some apology.
We are passionate about what we do and how we feel we can help.
We hope the approach e describe is clear and of interest.
We always practice what we ‘preach’.
An holistic approach
Design can no longer be undertaken in discipline based silos. True MMC requires a level of integration that this approach cannot achieve.
Equally, costing, procurement, contracting etc cannot be deployed in the same manner they typically have been as many such approaches are not suitable in an MMC environment.
Whilst the above creates challenges, all the skillsets needed are present within the industry. It is the mindset that needs adjustment.
Such an adjustment is towards a more Holistic approach, commanding greater levels of integration, leading to productization.
In any project, all parties need to be aligned
Whilst something of a simplistic and obvious statement, when looking to deploy an MMC approach, in an industry that is structured around a very different form of delivery, all to often some element of the process is not aligned.
If this is the case, as a minimum, there is an immediate loss of value. But it can also be the undoing of a project, no matter how good or well reasoned the initial response may have been.
This rather fundamental aspect has spawned the name of the company, and the golden thread that runs through the company approach. Namely, to provide end-to-end services that enable the efficient and beneficial deployment of MMC.
MMC is not the default : Projects approached on merit
Whilst MMC is at our core, it is not our default position.
Every project must be approached on merit. To approach a project on the preconception that the answer is MMC, what was the question? it to almost certainly miss the point.
Every project must be assessed individually for any resultant proposal to be the most appropriate.
Our grounding in all aspect off MMC, but also traditional delivery, means we are able to assess and deploy the most applicable solution to the project/ problem being address. Horses for course.
Traditional delivery has a role to play and can be the most efficient option for part or the whole of a project when deployed to its strengths and in the right manner.
It is not uncommon for MMC to be poorly deployed. It is suggested that this is typically when an MMC solution is ‘forced’ upon a project as a requirement, or as an overlay at a later stage of design, rather than driven by the early identification of strong value drivers and the ‘tying in’ of this value to the delivery strategy at an early stage. What is described above mitigates some of these pitfalls.
