6.1  Introduction

This chapter is a requirement of the Study's terms of reference, which instructed the Research Team to consider the findings, presented in empirical terms in Chapter 5, for implications in terms of public policy and guidelines development.

To increase the value obtained from this Study, this chapter further explores its key findings in the context of industry knowledge, historical information and context to form a series of Discussion Topics. It also incorporates general observations made by the Research Team during its research.

The topics have been chosen because of their importance to Study conclusions, their emergence as themes during the research and their potential impact on enhancing (or detracting) optimisation of VfM. The list of discussion topics is not necessarily exhaustive but reflects the practical constraints of the Study.

In a similar manner to Chapter 5 'Findings', this chapter is structured around the project lifecycle with discussion topics linked as shown below:

 

6.2

•  VfM at whole of government and alliance level

•  Adequacy and timing of the business case

•  Fragmented multiple buyers

•  Asymmetry of commercial resources and capability

6.3

•  Project Alliance Agreement (PAA)

•  Characteristics for selecting the alliance delivery method have changed

•  Alliance approach - non-price and price competition processes

6.4

•  Non-price criteria for selecting NOPs

•  Early commencement of project through early involvement of the NOPs

6.5

•  Insurance policies

•  Establishing the TOC under non price competition.

•  The compensation framework

6.6

•  Outstanding outcomes (game breaking)

•  Alliance governance

•  Owner resources

•  Flexibility and alliance response

•  No disputes