Some say, “It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish.” And while that may be true to some extent, starting out right isn't a bad idea either. Every marriage needs a honeymoon.

With millions and often billions of dollars at stake, how design and construction projects begin is critically important. Like pouring concrete, the conditions set in the beginning can be a definitive determinant of the eventual outcome. Unfortunately, most construction projects initiated today passively ignore the importance of starting out right because they still rely on traditional methods of contracting that remain inherently adversarial.

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