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... 6 Collaborative partnering is a structured process that is applied to construction projects of all delivery methods. This approach has been used on projects to improve results in terms of cost, time, and quality and also to reduce or eliminate claims in the construction process.
From page 7...
... Collaborative Partnering 7 • Stakeholders: Key business units at the airport that either work directly with the project team or are the end-users/maintainers of the final facility. Internal stakeholders include operations, maintenance, properties, environmental systems, security, concessionaires, inspection, and so forth.
From page 8...
... 8 Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices 1.2.1 Benefits to Project, Team, and Individual Performance Outcomes The Construction Industry Institute's first nationwide partnering study showed 10% cost savings, 20% reduction in schedules, and 83% reduction in number of claims (CII 1996)
From page 9...
... Source: ACRP Project 08-02 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Safety Quality Owner Satisfaction Public Satisfaction Project Team Satisfaction Control of Scope Schedule Cost Conflict Resolution Reduced Disputes Reduced Claims Reduced Litigation Change Orders Project Performance Outcomes 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Establishing Mutual Trust Commitment to Project Goals Team Integration Individuals' Attitudes Working with Integrity Field-level Decision Making Relationships Between Organizations Communication Between Organizations Team and Individual Performance Number of Respondents: 65 Higher Perceived Improvement 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Neutral 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree No Perceived Improvement High improvement performance areas in partnered projects, according to industry professionals' perceptions:  Conflict resolution (4.4)  Reduced disputes (4.3)
From page 10...
... 10 Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices • From the owners' standpoint, in all the case studies, partnering helped improve safety, quality, and overall process performance. Overall, the findings presented in this guidebook align with previous research about partnering summarized at the beginning of this section.
From page 11...
... Collaborative Partnering 11 • Holding follow-up partnering workshops every 2 months. • Updating partnering scorecards during the workshops to measure progress toward team goals every 2 months.
From page 12...
... 12 Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices – Core team members representing the contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and stakeholders discussed key issues and how to accomplish project goals. Despite the preventive features of collaborative partnering, unanticipated problems can arise during construction projects.
From page 13...
... Collaborative Partnering 13 Based on the study findings, additional recommendations to overcome barriers and successfully adopt partnering in airport organizations are as follows: • Educate the individuals responsible for decision making for airport budgets and oper ations (executives, high-level stakeholders, and elected officials, etc.) about the benefits of collaborative partnering using case-based evidence.
From page 14...
... 14 Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices • Tool 10: Partnering workshops. • Tool 11: Multi-tiered partnering.
From page 15...
... Collaborative Partnering 15 The project delivery method (DB, DBB, or CMR/CMGC) influences collaborative partnering implementation because it determines the timing of key parties' involvement in the project delivery process.
From page 16...
... 16 Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices Assess and Improve Organizational Readiness for Partnering Organizations' readiness for partnering depends on the availability of specific organizational resources to enable optimal partnering implementation in construction projects. Based on the type and number of these resources, airport organizations can assess and improve their readiness to effectively use partnering.

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