Target Value Design (TVD), a lean approach, has been implemented successfully in the past decade in various countries and its process mandates the collaboration of project participants. However, issues of adapting collaborative practices and the time it takes firsttime users to understand TVD practices have been a challenge in TVD projects. Recently, there has been an increase in the creation, reinvention and use of simulations and serious games to teach TVD and other lean principles to project stakeholders encountering them for the first time.The 50 minute version of the simulation game developed in Texas A & M University was used to illustrate TVD practice and collaboration in this study. The study used 24 industry stakeholders from a reputable real estate developer during the implementation of TVD on a live project in Nigeria.The results reported that the simulation is effective in illustrating the practices of TVD including collaboration and designing to set targets. Finally, this study recommends the inclusion of the TVD simulation game in training and workshops for project team before the commencement of construction projects because it demonstrated to be a simple and practical method of understanding collaboration and TVD practices.

The use of the traditional tendering procedure is predominant in the construction industry; although it is ill-equipped for the current complex and dynamic nature of the industry. Various Lean construction scholars have noted that while construction clients are demanding for more complex and dynamic projects, there is a need to transform the traditional tendering procedure which focuses on the lowest cost for the selection of contractors, while neglecting their technical and management qualifications to one that focuses on needs and requirement of the project. Collaborative approaches like Target Value Design (TVD) can be incorporated in the tendering procedure to ensure that the project needs are met. The case study method was used to demonstrate how TVD principles were used to make competing companies collaborate and contribute during the pre-tender selection process in the traditional tendering procedure to improve project outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 professionals who participated in 2 case study projects. The study provides empirical data showing that the incorporation of TVD mitigates the reported challenges of the traditional tendering process. Cost reduction/certainty, reduction of waste/rework/variation, stakeholders' satisfaction, accurate cost specifications, early involvement of stakeholders, tenderer's competency and identification of problems were some of the benefits identified.

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