Many review participants comment on potential challenges in the implementation of Construction Playbook policies caused by the lack of standards against which to assess the competence, experience and attitude of framework providers, clients, advisers, managers and suppliers. They note:
■ The potential for obstacles where framework practices ignore Playbook policies or do not use Gold Standard frameworks, framework contracts and action plans to put them into effect
■ The restrictions to progress where case studies of good framework practices in different sectors are not shared more widely and fail to mature into new commercial norms.
Gold Standard frameworks, Gold Standard framework contracts and Gold Standard action plans establish objective standards against which to measure the implementation of Construction Playbook policies. A combination of training, guidance and case studies will support adoption of these standards by explaining how Gold Standard frameworks, framework contracts and action plans work in practice and how they achieve improved outcomes. The absence of recognised framework training, combined with the absence of guidance and exchanges of experience, will leave an uneven playing-field and will make it difficult for the implementation of Playbook policies to achieve and maintain momentum.