Kelly, J and Hunter, K (2002) Using value management techniques to set up partnering agreements. In: Greenwood, D (ed.) Proceedings of 18th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2002, Northumbria, UK.
Abstract
The primary issues associated with partnering are reviewed and a research proposition examined. The research proposition is that where the activity of the setting up of a partnering agreement is seen to be a project then the structured team based techniques of value management provide an effective and efficient means of formulating the partnering agreement. The paper outlines a funded action research project, which describes the method of compilation of specific value management techniques conducive to a partnering workshop. A definition of partnering for the purposes of this paper is; the achievement of a strategic or tactical objective by engaging with other organizations on the basis of; a clear understanding of each party’s commercial and social objectives, with co-operative decision making, using a common feedback structure, to facilitate continuous improvement. A partnership is characterized by trust amongst the parties together with risk sharing.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | partnering; value management |
| Index terms: | value management, continuous improvement, operative, decision-making, partnership, agreements, action research, partnering, workshop |
| Subjects: | contract formation, performance measurement, partnership management, management, data collection methods, decision analysis, construction type, practitioner |
| Topics: | Contract Administration, Roles and Professions, Construction Technology, Quality Management, Risk Management, Research Practice, Value Management, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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