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The Zweig Letter IPD Survey
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What was your first experience with IPD, and when was it?
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Has IPD achieved its goals of a faster, better project at a lower cost with less litigation?
Yes.
No.
Other (please specify)
Do you believe many of the previously adversarial relationships that characterize typical projects are completely and thoroughly abandoned with the introduction of IPD?
Yes.
No.
Other (please specify)
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Does IPD promote more cooperative behaviors, or does IPD tempt designers of the built environment to exhibit more self-protective behavior?
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In your opinion, what are the greatest impediments to the implementation of IPD?
Great concept, but forming a team that can actually work together is very difficult in an industry marked by silos.
Insurance protection is iffy and difficult to design.
IPD has not been thoroughly tested by the legal system.
IPD benefits some more than others.
Other.
Please explain your answer.
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Do you feel there should be some sort of certification required to practice IPD?
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Absolutely, yes.
No way.
Maybe.
Other (please specify)
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What are your fears about IPD?
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Finding partners who think like I do.
Lack of inertia.
Lack of specific liability coverage.
Lack of legal precedent or other legal concerns.
Technological challenges.
Reluctance to adopt existing IPD contracts.
Other (please specify)
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Ultimately, did IPD attain its goals of a faster, better project at a lower cost with less litigation?
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Yes.
No.
Not sure.
Other (please specify)
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What have you learned about participating in a collaborative effort?
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Does this method make project delivery more complicated or more efficient?
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IPD makes it more efficient.
IPD makes it more complicated.
I don't really think it matter what you call it. I've been working collaboratively for years.
Other.
Please explain your answer.
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