Tag Archives: PBC

Objective vs Subjective Performance Measures

Posted on Wed 18 Mar 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy . Hilary Putnam, American Philosopher In choosing ideal performance measures to be used in Performance Based Contracts (PBCs) there is much debate on … Continue reading →

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Nudging Performance

Posted on Tue 24 Feb 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

For those that found my previous post that compared PBCs with the notion of nudging interesting I would highly recommend you read this insightful question and answer (Q&A) session with Richard Thaler, co-author of the book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, … Continue reading →

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Defining a Performance Based Contract (PBC)

Posted on Mon 09 Feb 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

Over the past 12 months articles[1] have discussed the virtues of Performance Based Contracting (PBC), but may have led the reader to believe that PBCs are neither well understood nor used. This is not entirely true since forms of PBCs … Continue reading →

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Designing Successful Performance Based Contracts

Posted on Sun 25 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

Successful contracts deliver the desired outcomes of both the buyers and seller through a form of commercial construct. This is the classic “win-win” outcome that we all strive for. In Performance Based Contracting (PBC) our goal is the same; delivering … Continue reading →

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When the Fair Comes to Town

Posted on Sun 18 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

One of my favourite quotes when talking about fairness of commercial arrangements comes from a US friend of mine which goes: “. . . the only fair I have seen is the one that comes to town twice a year.” … Continue reading →

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Measuring and Incentivising Sustainment in the Age of Asset Management

Posted on Mon 12 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

In the early 1990’s when various western defence organisations started outsourcing the sustainment of complex materiel[1] they focused heavily on measuring and incentivising the four related “ilities“; that is availability, reliability, maintainability and supportability. Through the “ilities” we make sure that … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Measuring Performance

Posted on Wed 07 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

Peter Drucker famously said, “What gets measured gets managed.” TIn this light, many practitioners in the field of Performance Based Contracting (PBC) attempt to apply large numbers of performance measures in trying to cover the entirety of the contract scope … Continue reading →

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Understanding Behavioural Economics

Posted on Wed 07 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

Previously, I mentioned using Behavioural Economics as one technique to make sure that the Performance Management Framework (PMF) drives the desired behaviours. For those of you who want more information on this fascinating topic, can I suggest a free online … Continue reading →

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How Much is Enough?

Posted on Wed 07 Jan 2015 by Andrew Jacopino

When developing a Performance Based Contract (PBC) one of the questions consistently asked is, “so how much should be put at risk?”. Notwithstanding the fact that highly successful PBCs use a combination of both financial and non-financial rewards and remedies, … Continue reading →

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So Why Use a PBC?

Posted on Sun 26 Jan 2014 by Andrew Jacopino

Extending on our simple description of Performance Based Contracting (PBC), a form of contracting that directly relates the delivery of the products or services to payment; we need to examine the 3 key differences between a PBC and traditional contracts: … Continue reading →

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