Oilweek is talking energy with all Canadians. September issue coming soon… Starting this September, Oilweek brings together Canadians with diverse backgrounds and concerns and provides a platform for productive and innovative energy-focused discussions. We’ll still be reporting on oil and gas, but we’ll expand our focus to include discussions on nuclear, hydro, wind and solar…. Read more »
For the best oilsands news, insight and analysis, read the new DOB Oilsands Review This month, the Daily Oil Bulletin launches the DOB Oilsands Review—the definitive source for information and business intelligence on the oilsands industry. Written and curated by oilsands specialist Deborah Jaremko, this package of news, data and analysis enables decision makers to… Read more »
Collaborative Contracting Summary Report Is change on the horizon for project delivery models? On June 7, 2017, JWN and partners, AECON, Amec Foster Wheeler and Waiward Steel LP, hosted an Inspired Conversation with asset owners and vendors to open the discussion on the challenges and possible solutions to effective collaboration and working toward better project delivery models. JWN has produced… Read more »
GO Productivity is proud to bring you a video featuring Janet Lane, the Director of the Human Capital Centre of the Canada West Foundation. Janet’s Centre did the third-party analysis of the MODOS development process. As a result we know how to help others take up on-the-job workforce competency assessment and evaluation more effectively. Janet… Read more »
In the real world where Alberta’s competition for investment is on a global scale, success is not to be found choosing between competition or a collaborative business model. It is not an “either/or” choice, it is a “yes/and” approach that works best. There is an African Proverb that says “If you want to go fast,… Read more »
With the introduction of the WorkFace Planning (WFP) model in the mid-2000s, the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA) put forth a construction performance best practice that addressed some of the key construction-phase productivity issues facing owners of industrial megaprojects. Since then, the Construction Industry Institute (CII) has collaborated with COAA to introduce Advanced Work… Read more »
As the Alberta Energy industry slowly recovers, keeping costs down, improving productivity and making Alberta attractive again for investment means we all have to continue to adapt, innovate and continuously improve throughout the supply networks. GO Productivity is at the leading edge of helping SMEs make the changes necessary to thrive in this new normal. … Read more »
June-Warren Nickel Publications recently rebranded as JWN Energy Group. They are the premiere Business-to-Business oil and gas sector publication and a key collaborator with GO Productivity. We share a lot with them, especially in our work in Alberta’s industrial construction, energy and manufacturing sectors APIN, Alberta’s Project Improvement Network. We also collaborate in GO’s Project… Read more »
The Construction Owners Association of Alberta hosts an annual conference on Best Practices in Edmonton. As part of the program, they sponsor a range of awards for outstanding contributions and accomplishments in a number of construction industry related roles and responsibilities. One of those awards is for Individual Contribution in Safety Leadership. It was a… Read more »