We’ve created a series of books to determine if PBSRG is suited for you and to guide your thinking along the evolution of your PBSRG journey.
How to Know Everything Vol.3This book explains everything you need to know about the Best Value Approach and how to implement it in the business sector to reduce costs, minimize management and optimize the supply chain.
Information Measurement Theory StoryThis book explains the theory behind the Best Value Approach technology. The Information Measurement Theory is an approach to understand life by simplification.
This book will explain the paradigm shift that is needed to move from a client centric to a vendor centric approach. It will focus on helping a contractor or vendor understand the steps they must take to be successful on a BVA project!
When working with government projects, it's crucial to ensure that all processes align with specific regulations and standards. This is where the Best Value Approach (BVA) comes in. BVA has become a popular method in the procurement and project management ...
Vendor protests are one of the most common and time-consuming issues that organizations face during procurement processes. They can delay projects, increase costs, and even lead to legal disputes. These protests can last for months to years with so much wasted efforts....
In the realm of procurement, where businesses and organizations acquire goods and services to fuel their operations, transparency and ethics are paramount. Without these essential elements, procurement processes can become breeding grounds for corruption, favoritism, and inefficiency. ...
In today's interconnected world, diversity and inclusion (D&I) are not just buzzwords but essential components of successful business strategies. Public entities need to make sure that they are not using relationships to guide their decision by giving everyone in the community a ...
In the realm of procurement, where businesses and organizations acquire goods and services to fuel their operations, transparency and ethics are paramount. Without these essential elements, procurement processes can become breeding grounds for corruption, favoritism, ...
Procurement processes can be daunting, especially when it comes to selecting the best vendor or supplier for a project. With so many factors to consider, from cost to quality to reliability, decision-making can quickly become overwhelming. There can be endless amount of criteria that a selection member needs to rate a proposal...
In the dynamic realm of project management, the quest for success involves navigating a myriad of challenges, with risk management standing as a pivotal aspect. Clients can’t mitigate the risk of a project without an expert vendor but don’t want the vendor to take advantage of them. It is ...
In the world of procurement and project management, the traditional method of selecting vendors often revolves around one key factor: cost. However, there's a more effective approach that's gaining traction for its ability to foster strong partnerships and drive successful outcomes— the Best Value...
In the realm of procurement, where decisions can significantly impact an organization's bottom line or have a lasting impact on their community, finding ways to simplify processes while ensuring optimal outcomes is paramount. Procurement processes have always been long, tedious, and sometimes unnecessary. Automation and technology...
In the realm of procurement, where contracts govern the relationships between buyers and vendors, traditional approaches often focus on rigid specifications and lowest costs. However, the Best Value Approach challenges this status quo, advocating for a paradigm shift towards prioritizing outcomes, expertise, and accountability....
On October 12, 2023, Dr. Dean presented at the Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP’s 34th Annual Regional Conference and Vendor Expo!! It was a packed house, with 52 attendees showing up!! Members felt engaged, entertained, and highly informed as Dr. Dean engaged them throughout his entire presentation with the same energy ...
Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) is a global leader in supply chain organizational transformation, innovation, and leadership. ASCM is focused on connecting with thought leaders from around the world on the most cutting-edge technology. ...
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) is the world’s largest and most widely recognized association for facility management professionals. At the cutting edge of FM research and innovation, IFMA Fellows (distinguished members with great...
Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineering (CASHE) is a membership organization dedicated to advancing the development of effective healthcare facilities management in healthcare institutions. CASHE members come together each month to network...
How do you respond when a project isn’t going as planned? Large deviations lead to contract terminations and, in worst cases, litigation. But how do you respond when project deviations come from an unavoidable global crisis? In 2020, the COVID-19......
The Best Value Approach (BVA) is a new supply chain management approach that assists organizations in the delivery of services from procurement to closeout. It was developed by Dr. Dean Kashiwagi in 1991 at Arizona ...
A large organization was introduced to the Best Value Approach (BVA) in 2017. After reviewing the documentation and results of BVA, the client was interested in running a test-project using the BVA. The organization...
The Alpha Program is a professional certification program which is operated by The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) W117 working commission. The Alpha Program has been collecting, inspecting and documenting the performance of roofing......
Introduction In 2017 a Middle Eastern Company began implementing the Best Value Approach (BVA) in the outsourcing of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program to replace their manual and semi-automated business processes with a single system. The project has completed......
Date of Work: 2009 – 2016 Background: The State of Oklahoma started implementing PIPS/PIRMS in 2009. The State was introduced to it at a NIGP meeting, where the State’s architect, John Morrison, heard Dr. Kashiwagi. The State’s construction and properties......
In 2014, a United States state agency began implementing the Best Value Approach (BVA) in their Waste Quality Department as a replacement to their traditional approach of procuring and managing projects. ...
Date of Work: 2006 – 2013 Background: Ray Jensen, the Associate Vice President for University Business Services at Arizona State University, was introduced to the PIPS process in 1996. At the time Ray Jensen and ASU decided that their process......
Date of Work: 1997 – 2012 Background: PBSRG has worked with the following United States federal government organizations: U.S. Coast Guard (2003-2005.) U.S. Corps of Engineers (2007-2009.) U.S. Air Force (2007-2009.) Federal Aviation Administration (1997-1999, 2003-2005.) U.S. Army Medical Command......
The article goes over the work that was done with the Best Value Approach during the Olympics when they were hosted in Utah. The results were staggering but not enough to continue ...
Date of Work: 2008 – 2010 Battleship Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico USAF Project; Procurement Agency: Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District Lessons Learned Conclusions of Albuquerque COE District Legal counsel Richard Toten: “He and the team saw the implementation......
Schering Plough is recognized as one of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and procures about $57.3 million worth of services a year. Although most of the services they outsource are standard functions, due to the nature of their business, a minor error could potentially have a large impact in ...
Date of Work: 2006 – 2007 Background: In the fall of 2006 PBSRG contracted with Entergy Corporation to implement best value procurement into their facilities group capital projects program. Entergy is an integrated energy organization that provides electricity to the......
In 2005, the University of Minnesota Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM) partnered with the PBSRG to increase the efficiency of the delivery of construction for the University’s Twin Cities Campus. In 2007, after 2 years of testing, UMN-CPPM made the PIPS......
In 2004, the City of Peoria, AZ implemented the PIPS Best Value process to determine if they could increase contractor performance and accountability from what was seen under the low-bid award process. The process was first tested on various types......
Date of Work: 1996-1998 Background: The United Airlines (UAL) San Francisco Maintenance Center is responsible for performing many high-risk functions 365 days a year. The facility department is faced with the difficulty of maintaining approximately 5 million square feet of......
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How do you respond when a project isn’t going as planned? Large deviations lead to contract...
The interview plays a key role in identifying an expert supplier. The questions you ask are important but the process and approach you have when interviewing will determine its success. In this article we will first identify the principle of expertise when conducting interviews
Prequalification is used in procurement and outsourcing to pre-screen vendors based on a set of criteria. The objective is to ensure the filtered list of vendors have the necessary capacity and capability to meet the buyer’s project requirement.
Today’s procurement tip is on how clients can rate million-dollar vendor proposals in less than 30 minutes. There are various procurement methods which use different submittals and rating criteria. In the end, each
Today’s procurement tip is on the dangerous practice of transferring risk. The idea that a buyer...
Some buyers have resorted to hiring consultants instead. This has its own problems—you still run into the same issue of how you hire an expert consultant in a field you know nothing about. Consultants only
There are many methods proposed to write effective contracts. The approach is usually based on finding the perfect balance of pricing, incentives, distribution of risk and setting quality control measures. As contracting strategies have changed..
When most client run into a challenge problem, they have already spend time thinking, Googling, and researching all the possible solutions.
Buyers are required to procure a wide range of services including IT, construction, marketing, travel, etc. As technology and techniques are continually improving, it has become increasingly more difficult—if not impossible
Saint Louis School (SLS) awards the 2016 Education Innovation Award to Professor Dean Kashiwagi (Class of 70′), the Performance Based Studies Research Group, KSM, and the Leadership Society of Arizona (LSA) for their donation of the “Leadership and Deductive Logic” course to SLS and continual support of the NCAA approved course. PBSRG has donated over $65,000 of intellectual property license rights, support services, electronic textbooks, course materials, and in-person teaching for the “Leadership and Deductive Logic” Class [2015-2016].
Established to recognize members dedicated to IFMA and the facility management profession, the IFMA Fellowship Program creates an elite core of respected leaders who act as advisers to and ambassadors of the association. Being named an IFMA Fellow is the highest honor the association can bestow on a member. In 2012, Dr. Dean Kashiwagi became one of only 90 professionals that have received the distinction thus far. Kashiwagi was recognized for his “inspiring, engaging and tireless” FM education and research, which has spanned over two decades. Read more about this award
The Dutch Sourcing Awards are presented annually to the purchasing teams that have demonstrated the most impressive purchasing performance in the Netherlands over the past year. In 2012, Rijkswaterstaat won the award for Best Overall Procurement Effort as well as the Operational Excellence category. Under great political and social pressure, the organization has implemented Best Value Procurement on a billion dollar road network project. This sparked the growth of Best Value Procurement in the Netherlands.
In January 2012, The Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter of IFMA presented its 2011 Facility Practitioner of the Year award to Tom Shultz, Director of Facilities for Intermediate District 287, for his use of the Best Value Model. Using Best Value, he was able to transform the way his organization selected and managed the construction of their new facility in New Hope. Rather than using the traditional price‐based procurement processes, his team used best‐value processes to select the highest performing contractors who had an affinity to identify and minimize risk.
The 2011 George Cronin Silver Award was presented to the State of Idaho for its Best Value Model. Idaho teamed with the Performance Based Research Studies Group in an effort to improve the success rate and decrease the risks associated with service contracts. Since implementation, the state has applied these Best Value practices to a variety of programs internally, has promoted their plan to at least two other states and has assisted Arizona State in transforming what started as a construction-focused process to a mainstream public procurement sector solution.
The Fulbright Program is one of the most prestigious awards programs in the world. The program operates in 144 countries and awards only 7,000 grants annually. In 2008, Dr. Dean T. Kashiwagi was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at University of Botswana (Africa).
The Construction Owners Association of America has an annual Project Leadership Award that recognizes excellence in project management & promotes leadership, professionalism & excellence of owners & developers involved in the construction process. In 2007, the City of Peoria received the COAA’s highest award (Gold Award) for the success of the Rio Vista Recreational Center. This project was procured using the Best Value Model.
The CoreNet H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator’s Awards program showcases solutions, best practices & innovations in corporate real estate and workplace management. In 2005, Harvard University received CoreNet’s highest award for innovation for transforming their organization using the Best Value Model.
The Pono Technology Award is presented to organizations in Hawaii that have excelled at successfully implementing information technologies for the betterment of the enterprise. In 2001, the State of Hawaii was recognized for its innovation in improving productivity and performance using the Best Value Model.