Modern Project Delivery Methods: Design-Build & IPD Foundations

This session introduces the organizational structures, communication workflows, and collaborative principles behind modern project delivery methods, with a focus on Design-Build and Integrated Project Delivery.

It is a conceptual, high-level overview of how these frameworks structure stakeholder relationships and decision-making, rather than a technical or legal deep-dive into contract structuring. Attendees will look at how responsibilities and communication shift under these models compared to traditional delivery, and what that shift practically means for how teams need to collaborate day to day. The session is designed to build shared understanding across a project team, regardless of each individual's prior exposure to these frameworks.

Why you should Attend:
Teams that don't understand how modern delivery methods actually work tend to default to old habits even when their organization has formally adopted a new delivery framework, undermining the very collaboration these methods are designed to create. Understanding the organizational logic behind Design-Build and IPD, not just the paperwork differences, is what allows teams to genuinely operate differently rather than running a collaborative framework with a sequential mindset. This session gives your team that foundational understanding before it's needed on a live project.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Why traditional Design-Bid-Build delivery creates the delays and disputes it does
• Core principles behind Design-Build as a collaborative delivery framework
• Core principles behind Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and shared-risk models
• How communication workflows differ under collaborative delivery methods
• Organizational and team structure considerations for collaborative delivery
• Common transition challenges when moving from traditional to collaborative delivery
• Aligning stakeholder expectations early under a collaborative framework
• Recognizing which delivery method fits which type of project

• Project Managers
• Construction Directors
• Preconstruction Managers
• Program Managers
• Business Owners
• Architects working with Contractors