Tool CharacteristicsName of the tool Partnering Data required to utilise tool All people engaged in the project are required to be involved, which ensures that all aspects of the development would be known about. Form of output A partnering agreement would be the initial output, followed at the end of the project by a successful project completion. Type of data output A partnering agreement is made which is a qualitative output, however the agreement may contain quantitative benchmarks to achieve. What format is the tool available in? This is not a web based tool, but a concept. Further information can be obtained from:
Constructing Excellence - A fact sheet on Partnering is available for free upon registering for the site (also free) (http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/fact_sheet/partnering.pdf)
J Bennett & S Jayes ((1995) Trusting the team : the best practice guide to partnering in construction University of Reading, Centre for Strategic Studies in Construction, Reading
Clive Thomas Cain (2004) Proifitable Partnering for lean construction Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
Julian Critchlow (1998) Making partnering work in the construction industry Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Limited, Oxford
Gerry Samuelsson-Brown (2002) The Partnering Toolkit A guide for the whole supply chain BSIRA, The Chameleon Press Ltd, Berkshire.
What language/s is the tool available in? English Characterisation of the tool A process tool because implementation should begin at the very outset of the project right through to the final end of the project. However this is also a form of generic tool since the concept exists but there is no one accepted or agreed prescribed method or approach for partnering. Factors covered
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