No records? No defence.

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, William Doyle MRICS argues that many disputes on major infrastructure projects stem from mismatched expectations regarding the quantum (size, cost) and the principle (legal or contractual basis) of work. He proposes that establishing a solid, robust, single‑source set of records—a "single truth"—would align expectations, dramatically reduce disputes, and free up significant value that could be redirected into more productive project activities, ultimately leading to better outcomes for infrastructure delivery.

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So I think the outcomes for major infrastructure projects and all projects would be hopefully a major improvement. Undoubtedly, I'd like to think there'd be fewer disputes. If you think about disputes, they are essentially a mismatch in the expectations of what people expect in terms of either quantum, their assessment of quantum, or principle, or a mixture of the two. And if we can get good, solid, robust, single truth set of records, then I'd like to think that that would bring about quite a big improvement. Think of all that extra potential we'd have and that value we'd be able to pump back into, um, uh, you know, doing more useful things to proactively, uh, bring about a better outcome. So I think