White Papers
1. Procurement Supply Chain, Sourcing
What is XPD Best-Value Procurement? – Study
Best Value Procurement in Design-Bid-Build – Study
How a Warranty Works & Who It Protects – Study
Budgets – To Share or Not To Share? – White Paper
Contracts – What Value Do They Bring? – White Paper
Proposal Contents – How Much Is Too Much? – White Paper
Customer Performance Report – White Paper
Developing an Effective Scope of Work (SOW) – White Paper
Lowest Bid does not mean Lowest Overall Cost
The Bidder Who Makes the Most Mistakes
Pre-Contract Planning Decreases Cost and Schedule
2. Organizational Change
3. Professional Development & Training
4. Construction, Engineering & Design
Best Value Procurement in Design-Bid-Build – Study
How a Warranty Works & Who It Protects – Study
Budgets – To Share or Not To Share? – White Paper
Contracts – What Value Do They Bring? – White Paper
Proposal Contents – How Much Is Too Much? – White Paper
Customer Performance Report – White Paper
Developing an Effective Scope of Work (SOW) – White Paper
Lowest Bid does not mean Lowest Overall Cost
The Bidder Who Makes the Most Mistakes
Pre-Contract Planning Decreases Cost and Schedule
5. IT Project Delivery & Implementation
6. Vendors Winning More Work
7. Human Dimensions
8. Facilities Management
What is XPD Best-Value Procurement? – Study
Best Value Procurement in Design-Bid-Build – Study
How a Warranty Works & Who It Protects – Study
Budgets – To Share or Not To Share? – White Paper
Contracts – What Value Do They Bring? – White Paper
Proposal Contents – How Much Is Too Much? – White Paper
Developing an Effective Scope of Work (SOW) – White Paper
Lowest Bid does not mean Lowest Overall Cost
The Bidder Who Makes the Most Mistakes
Pre-Contract Planning Decreases Cost and Schedule
9. Industry Benchmarking
Video Resources
Case Studies
UTILIZING THE XPD APPROACH
University of Minnesota
UTILIZING THE XPD APPROACH
United Airlines
UTILIZING THE XPD APPROACH
City of Peoria
UTILIZING THE XPD APPROACH
GSA
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Tom Schleifer joined the construction industry at age 16 and has served as a construction foreman, field superintendent, project manager, and vice president. He also founded the largest international consultancy firm serving the contract surety industry. Tom brings more than 50 years of contracting and consulting experience to his presentations and has developed tools, guides, and articles to help contractors survive in this fast paced industry.
