HIstoric Venue: The Brewery London

We are delighted to be hosting the Symposium and the Planning and Scheduling Awards at The Brewery in London

The Brewery occupies the site of the former Whitbread brewery in East London.

In 1750 Samuel Whitbread, having bought property in the area, transplanted his operations to Chiswell Street from two smaller breweries in Old Street and Brick Lane. 

Within a few years Whitbread’s brewery had become a vast operation, its sheer size making it an attraction worthy of royal visits. George III, Queen Charlotte, Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth the Queen Mother all visited the site.

Brewing on the site continued until 1976, the last tanker pulling out of the South Yard on April 13, bringing to an end a 225-year era.

The Brewery is now the premier event and fine dining venue in the City of London, from the extravagant to the discreet, for hundreds of customers or for a handful. Their aim is to carry on the proud tradition of the Whitbread Brewery, which has been at the heart of entertainment in London since the era of Lords Nelson and Byron.

They bring together a special team of talented experts in the fields of venue management, event production, fine dining and customer service, they are proud to offer a unique and flexible environment for almost any kind of event.

Come and experience this amazing place.  The Symposium and Exhibition during the day followed by Prestigious Planning Gala Awards Dinner in the Evening.

Book for the Symposium HERE  (Free)
Book for the Awards Dinner EMAIL US HERE (£100 per head)
Nominate a colleague for a Planninig Award  HERE

Sweet & Maxwell to sponsor Symposium

Sweet & Maxwell a Thomson Reuters Business

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. They combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. For more information, go to http://www.thomsonreuters.com/

At the Symposium on the 12th July they will be showcasing their new publication: Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts by Keith Pickavance.  Delay and disruption is the most common cause of cost

increases on complex construction projects. Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts provides real

solutions and practical advice on problems likely to occur, helping business or clients to save time and money

• Covers each potential stage of delay and disruption on your project
• Completely revised, updated and expanded
• Guidance for anyone with projects subject to delay and disruption

 “BY FAR THE MOST THOROUGH TREATMENT IN THE COMMON LAW WORLD OF HOW TO ANALYSE DELAY AND DISRUPTION”Robert Fenwick-Elliott, Fenwick Elliott Grace, Australian Construction law Newsletter.



 Get your copy at the Symposium  - more details HERE

Rob Coultard of The Judgement Index to present at Symposium

Rob Coulthard is the Managing Director of Judgement Index UK Ltd. He is an experienced leadership consultant, trainer and coach.  Having left the Army following a full and colourful career he set up Judgement Index UK Ltd in tandem with his USA business associates and now works globally utilising the Judgement Index to support the analyse, coaching and  facilitation of high performance development across a range of sectors which include corporate, government, military and sport

At the Planning and Scheduling Symposium he will be presenting: Project Planners and their unique value based judgements - a new approach to selection and development.

Assumptions of performance are typically based on knowledge and experience.  Personality and psychometric test are also often used in attempting to predict performance but, whatever the measuring criteria; a crucial factor influencing either success or failure of any project is judgement.

Judgement involves much more than simply making decisions.  Our own individual judgement is being continuously formed, shaped and developed as we grow.   The change may be good or bad and it affects our values.   Our judgement and our values influence our behaviour, choices and decisions.  Judgment is a critical part of decision making, problem solving and interacting with one’s environment. 

If judgement is a key factor in predicting success how can project planners benefit from measuring and developing their respective value based judgement?  Additionally could this be an effective means of improving their professional development and in their future employability?   If we can measure a set of value based judgements that have been benchmarked against actual performance indicators in a robust capability framework then we can predict future performance capacity and key factors for development.

We will consider over 70 different indicators as we develop this initiative and they will include factors of judgement such as:  people skills, task and process ability, strategic capacity and even stress and energy issues that often block or degrade learning and performance.

Project Planners – Are they different?
Over the past 3 years work and research has been in progress to determine the value based judgements of those who work within the project field.  This has included identifying common traits within high performers and mapping specific judgement indicators against the capability frameworks produced by the Academy for Project Management at Leeds University. The results have given a unique insight to specific qualities that a Project Planner will possess and which can be developed.  Not only will this facilitate the ability to predict performance but it will also highlight areas for development in a very precise way, which makes the material an essential part of the development toolkit for project planners.  Not surprisingly the profile and capability framework will be subtly different from those of a Project Manager or other role within the sector. Project Planners will be unique and require a unique approach to development and hiring consideration.

Capability Frameworks and Judgement Indicator Mapping
A capability framework identifies the finite detail of those capability areas required to perform within a specific role.  If we take ‘Team and Collaborative Working’ as an example and then break that down into different human factors that make up the capability, we could find indicators that stretch beyond the typical ‘People Skill’ evaluation areas.  These could include factors such as energy to deal with difficult situations, work ethic etc. 
Having the means to identify and measure the key components that impact on the performance of that capability provides us with a great opportunity to improve an individual’s or a team’s capability with appropriate intervention, as well as calculating the risk in recruiting specific individuals.

What and Who – Judgement Index™
Judgement Index (UK) has taken the best practices and research developed over the past 40 years by its USA partners and translated them into research studies and development tools in a range of environments within the UK including Government, Corporate, Sport and Military.  Our material and training is supported by a highly qualified group of academics and trainers who have unique experience in the understanding and application of ‘Value Based Judgement’.  The Judgement Index provides usable information and processes for predicting performance and developing areas of weakness and risk. 

What is the Judgment Index?  It was researched and created by Nobel nominated Dr Robert Hartman and is a tool that enables the measurement, monitoring and improving, in quantifiable terms, an individual’s capacity for good judgement.  It works by asking an individual, based on their unique personal value system, to rank two sets of 18 selections from best to worst.  Even though it only takes about 15 minutes to complete, the logic and mathematics used to score the Index are highly sophisticated.  The resulting assessment creates 70 plus indicator patterns that are used to identify strengths or areas in need of development. 

What does the Judgement Index measure?   Data can easily be sifted to highlight the key relevant attributes for specific roles: project planners, managers or leaders.  The assessments of individuals who are top performers will be similar in any social setting, whereas the assessments of individuals or groups who are experiencing work stress, personal stress, job dissatisfaction or who may be a risk within a given environment will highlight the potential problem issues.

Who should try the Judgement Index?
Those project planners who are conscious and strong enough to look deep inside them for the purpose of raising self-awareness.

Those project planners who wish to have their value based judgement indictors measured against a framework that matches the very best in their sector. 

Those project planners who seek cutting edge material and support from which to develop themselves towards the performance standards that elite Project Planners achieve.

Those Project Planners who believe they have what it takes to succeed and are motivated and creative enough to invest in themselves.