Author(s): Thomas, Gill
Date: 2005
ISBN: 1405135565
Publisher: Blackwells Publishing
Description: 'As long as government continues to push collaborative working and best value, partnering will be in vogue'. If you are implementing partnering in your organisation and don't know where to start, this book covers everything you'll need - explaining all aspects of the partnering relationship from scratch. "Construction Partnering and Integrated Teamworking" provides information and instruction on the full range of topics in sufficient depth and tells you: how to do it and the tools you'll need the pitfalls to avoid. With its accessible and practical approach, "Construction Partnering and Integrated Teamworking" trains you in the essential elements of partnering. The authors since setting up Mike Thomas Ltd in 1997, Gill and Mike Thomas have facilitated more than 400 project and strategic team workshops including partnering, value and risk management, post-project reviews, team-building and best practice training.
Contents: Ch. 1 The culture change, Ch. 2 Identifying the organisation's value criteria, Ch. 3 Partnering advisers and facilitators, Ch. 4 Internal partnering and managing change, Ch. 5 Selection criteria and weighting, Ch. 6 Selecting supplier partners, Ch. 7 Writing effective partnering documentation, Ch. 8 Evaluating client partners 44, Ch. 9 Submitting successful partnering bids, Ch. 10 Assessment, evaluation and award, Ch. 11 Developing the integrated team, Ch. 12 Trust, Ch. 13 Respect for people, Ch. 14 Communication, Ch. 15 Non-technical team roles, Ch. 16 Mutual objectives, Ch. 17 Issue resolution, Ch. 18 Partnering champions and the core group, Ch. 19 Continuous improvement, Ch. 20 Benchmarking and key performance indicators, Ch. 21 A programme of partnering and integrated team workshops, Ch. 22 Initial partnering workshop, Ch. 23 Continuous improvement review, Ch. 24 Post-project review, Ch. 25 Value management, Ch. 26 Risk management
