David & Amy Shelton

IPDEducation: know better...do better

"The content and coursework of IPD Education has been gathered from the authors' 40+ collective years of experience with, and reflection upon, the design and construction industry; creating the foremost IPD Acquisition & Management System specifically designed for the Project Owner."

David M Shelton,3PQC

David M. Shelton began putting together pieces of the 3PQ© approach in 1976 while working as a Project Manager for a building component manufacturer in Springfield Missouri. After twelve years in the Construction Industry (seven of which were spent operating his own construction company) David returned to college and completed a Bachelor of Arts, in Studio Art, from Drury College. David received a Masters of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University, with an emphasis in participatory design techniques (used today as a key part of 3PQ©).

Beginning in 1993, David practiced as an architect in Kansas City. Involved in both public and private sector projects, David was continually struck by the challenges of balancing "satisfying varying wants" with a "fixed cost and schedule". By 1998, the past 23 years of varied experiences had galvanized the core organization and strategy behind The 3PQ Matrix©. That same year Mr. Shelton was one of the founders and a Charter Member of the Mid-American Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America. David served as the Committee Chair of Education and Research.

Amy M Shelton, 3PQC

In 1999, David and Amy Shelton established DesignSense Incorporated, a consulting firm focused on assisting owners with 'Project Acquisition & Delivery Management' applying proven integrated tools and techniques. With a degree in Management & Human Relations from Mid American Nazarene University, Amy began identifying the sequence of human interactions and collaborations that are necessary activities of Strategic Acquisition. In 2006, Amy began to develop the basis of an integrated management structure that identifies the practices, characteristics, and sequencing of specific activities necessary to realize Integrated Project Delivery. The 3PQ© Management System was the result. This management system identifies the activities (organized by agenda) and documentation (organized by iterative briefs and control documents), along with the sequential flow diagram to guide the owner from inception to operation & occupancy. It is the basis of IPDEducation.

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and when we know better, we do better.

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