So how mature are you?

Which of the following statements, relating to completion, best describes your organisation?

a) We agree completion when the project is proved to have met its strategic objectives and delivered the predefined value criteria.

b) We agree completion when the level of outstanding works (snags) and defects is sufficiently low to be trivial by comparison with the contract value.

c) We agree completion when the project has generally met its objectives for time, cost and quality and the gain/pain share is agreed.

If you answered a) you are working in an aspirational company; b) means you are working in an historic (traditional) company and c) indicates your company is in transition.

This question comes from the Strategic Forum’s maturity assessment grid, which contains a whole series of questions to help you diagnose whether your firm is living in the past or looking to the future.

It is part of a new Integration Toolkit, which gives step-by-step guidance on how to create integrated teams.

It has been designed to be relevant for SMEs as well as for big firms.

You can download the toolkit free from the web at www.strategicforum.org.uk

And if you want to find out more the Construction Manufacturers Partnering Association has organised a series of regional launches, some of which are supported by CIOB.