Description
Book SynopsisIt is no secret that problems in the construction industry canquickly escalate into full-fledged conflicts; adversarial positionstaken by the various parties involved in a project routinely leadto disrupted schedules and costly litigation. It doesn''t have to bethat way.
Project Partnering for the Design and Construction Industryprovides powerful tools for improving working relationships amongcontractors, designers, clients, and suppliers. Speaking directlyto the construction professional, author Ralph J. Stephensondemonstrates numerous ways to avoid conflict and ensure successful,on-time project deliveries by promoting teamwork, establishingnoncontract ground rules for ethical and responsible behavior, andemploying a variety of conflict-resolution techniques.
This thoroughly practical handbook describes all the steps,procedures, and guidelines you need to make project partnering workfor you. You''ll discover how to identify possible sources ofconflict before the work
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: THINGS THAT GO RIGHT.
The Evolution of Modern Construction.
Keys to the System: Understanding Construction.
The Nature of Conflict.
Risk and Dispute.
The Problem Job and How to Identify it Early.
Project Success and Dispute Resolution.
Partnering Concepts and Structure.
Where Partnering Applies.
Setting the Partnering Charter Meeting Format.
Building a Partnering System.
Conducting the Charter Meeting.
The Project Partnering Evaluation System.
Preparing and Implementing the Project Partnering Issue ResolutionSystem.
Using the Partnering System to Improve Performance.
Twenty-Six Recommendations for Improvement.
Appendices.
Index.
