Unlocking the Value Within : An ACE educational series on reframing procurement
This ACE New Zealand educational series on reframing procurement will leverage critical thinking tools to explore the inherent challenges locked within the realm of procurement to reimagine what might be possible.
A lot of great discussions are happening across the construction and infrastructure sector as the industry looks at how it can gain greater efficiency and productivity to deliver innovative, affordable and impactful outcomes for our communities. An efficient, effective approach to procurement is the first step to an outstanding result. Our goal with this series is to look at procurement as an object of design and to explore ways to improve it.
How we define, set up and procure a project from the outset has significant implications downstream for the outcomes we will achieve – cost, time, innovation, behaviours and more. How we procure can also help us achieve better cultural, economic, social and environmental outcomes for New Zealand.
Nevertheless, we see inconsistent, uncoordinated approaches to procurement that have widespread negative impacts throughout the supply chain and society. It’s time to look at new ways of doing things.
Who is this series for?
This educational series has been designed for senior staff involved in procurement, who are industry leaders in this area and want to take an even more visible leadership role in being part of influencing change across our industry, while at the same time developing their personal and professional skills in design-led thinking.
If you work at an ACE member firm (or a partner or client organisation) and you’re keen to advance your problem-solving skills and creative thinking in the context of procurement, this series is for you. It has been designed for individuals interested in leveraging design-led thinking tools to address and improve real issues within the industry and becoming thought leaders who will lead and contribute to the industry development.
It will equip you with advanced creative problem-solving techniques and provide a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth.
Presenter
ACE has partnered with Maureen Thurston, Chief Executive Officer of Access Partners and Chief Experience Officer at Aurecon, to deliver a bespoke educational series aimed at advancing our members’ creative competencies.
Maureen is an experienced senior advisor who works with executive leaders at the interface of industry disruption and organisational transformation. She’s an acknowledged critical thinker and skilled facilitator recognised for her ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify complexity and align strategic intent.
Programme
Introduction event: 12pm Tuesday 7 May (an in-person session in Auckland)
Week one: Monday 20 May (online)
Week two: Tuesday 4 June (online)
Week three: Monday 17 June (online)
Week four: Monday 1 July (online)
Week five: Monday 15 July (online)
Week six: Monday 29 July (online)
Week seven: Monday 12 August (online)
Week eight: Monday 26 August (online)
Week nine: Monday 9 September (online)
The online programme consists of nine participants, engaging in three teams, across nine weeks, broken down into 90-minute segments, working on one real-life problem – procurement.
The programme kicks off on Tuesday 7 May with an in-person foundational tools session in Auckland.
At the end of the programme, participants will be invited to share their perspectives on the educational experience and insights into a new way of looking at procurement as a plenary keynote at the ACE New Zealand Futurespace conference in Christchurch in October 2024.
There will also be an in-person debrief for participants and invited guests (for example, relevant chief executives or general managers) with Maureen and ACE NZ executives.
Cost
Workshop fee per person $10,000
GST (15%) $1,500
Total workshop fee including GST $11,500
Register your interest
This is a limited opportunity with only nine participants and priority will be given to those who are “first in”.
For more information and to register your interest, email ACE General Manager of Engagement Hannah Bryce at hannah@acenz.org.nz.
Find out more
Download the full prospectus for Unlocking the Value Within
2019 Wellington Breakfast with Chloe and Shaun March 5th
Please join us on March 05, for the 2019 ACENZ Members Breakfast in Wellington, with Chlöe Swarbrick – spokeperson for Mental Health & Shaun Robinson, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation.
Chlöe Swarbrick will be speaking on ‘Mental Health Discrimination in the Workplace’.
Shaun Robinson will be speaking on ‘What is Mental Health? And the implications of that answer’
All tickets include a $10 donation to the Mental Health Foundation and is open to all members of the public with the below pricing structure.
Breakfast: member $39 (+gst)
Breakfast + workshop: member $39 + $315 (+gst) (register by emailing kbaker@acenz.org.nz)
Breakfast: non-member $49 (+gst)
Breakfast + workshop: non member $49 + $400 (+gst) (register by emailing kbaker@acenz.org.nz)
Held at the Wellington Club, Wellington (located at Level 4/88 The Terrace) beginning at 7:30am on Tuesday, 5th March.
Register to attend by clicking here (you will be taken to 123forms to complete your registration)
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Festivities begin at 5:30pm till 7:30pm in the upstairs space at Dockside (3 Queens Wharf, Wellington).
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the end of the year.
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ACENZ Our Business Report Release 2017 – ACENZ
ACENZ INDUSTRY REPORT RELEASE & MEMBERS NETWORKING FUNCTION
The Hon Dr Nick Smith invites you to join us for an evening of networking, drinks, and canapes with professionals in the built and natural environment for the release of the ACENZ industry report known as “Our Business”. This event is in association with ACENZ (the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand)
WEDNESDAY, 12TH JULY 2017
5:30 – 7:30PM
THE GRAND HALL
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
WELLINGTON
Please RSVP no later than 5th July to service@acenz.org.nz or online.
Dress is smart casual
Creating a BD plan for consulting engineering leaders – ACE New Zealand
Succession planning is a major consideration for many firms. For professional services consultants looking to develop the next stages of their career it is important to have a clear plan, and the skills and discipline of building effective client relationships.
How can we help? ACE New Zealand has partnered with Ben Paul, founder and director of the BD Ladder, to develop a half-day workshop that will go through the basics of understanding your value proposition, how to create a Business Development (BD) plan and put in place some skills and processes to enable individuals to follow that plan.
Where: Harrison Grierson offices, Level 4, 96 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland
Format: face-to face
Duration: 1/2 day (4 hours)
Time: 9am to 1pm (includes lunch and AM tea)
Cost: $399 ACE New Zealand members, $299 U35s or $499 non-members, per person
Some of the topics the workshop will cover
Why consulting engineers need to win work and why they need a BD plan
Understanding your value proposition
Building & developing business relationships for a successful career
The basics of LinkedIn, Personal Branding and Social Networking
Creating a daily BD habit
Overview of client needs and behaviours
A 3-stage client relationship process
About the presenter
Ben Paul is the founder and director of The BD Ladder and has over 20 years of experience in providing sales and marketing advice, with an emphasis on professional services. Ben has worked in Business Development for a large global engineering consultancy and has clients in this sector.
Ben’s specialist business development coaching and mentoring skills are sought by a range of clients in different sectors, including engineering, architecture, design and construction. Having grown his business through in-person and online networking, and building long-term business relationships, means he is ideally placed to share these experiences with you.
To register
https://acenz.eventsair.com/creating-a-business-development-plan-for-future-leaders/bd-workshop-ace
IPWEA NZ’s Engineer to the Contract Workshop Wellington – ACENZ
The two day IPWEA NZ “Engineer’s Representative and Contractor’s Representative” workshop is targeted at those new to involvement on construction contracts, developing sound understanding of these two key roles in construction contract management. Workshop content covers the project life cycle, including project definition, legal, documentation and procurement issues, communications and the various functions needing to be performed by the appointed representatives, such as programming, resourcing, inspections and testing, quality management, extensions of time entitlements, ordering or claiming of variations, payment assessment and claims, contract completion, all from the perspective of NZS 3910:2013 contracts. Trainees work together on solving practical problems in simulated situations and receive detailed guidance in takeaway manuals and from role playing experiences, to improve their effectiveness in real world situations. More than 1,000 trainees have attended this workshop during the last decade.
Please click here to view the brochure and registration form.
Note this is not an ACENZ event. Please contact the event organiser directly to book.
test event 1 – ACENZ
Whether it is one or both of these, your future work will be increasingly influenced by creating value that is beyond good financial outcomes. Every engineer, scientist, architect, planner, asset manager and other development professional has to navigate the complex relationship between the natural environment, community and the structures we build. We all have to learn how to identify and capitalise on a br