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The following modules should be covered when conducting a partnering
workshop.
Initial and Follow-up Modules
- Partnering Philosophy
- Facilitator presents partnering overview (What is it?)
- Facilitator explains the purpose of partnering (Why use it?)
- Facilitator lists the benefits of partnering and allows participants
to share relevant experiences
- Project Team Charter
- Develop a mission statement
- Identify project goals
- Develop objectives (specific to this project and measurable)
- All project team members sign the charter
- Communication
- Expectations from all Stakeholders
- Role Reversals (TxDOT and Contractor/Prime Provider)
- Identification of Rocks-in-the-Road
- Project Schedule/Layout/Expected Results/Scope of Work/Sequence of
Work/Safety
- Problem Solving/Responsibility Matrix
- Meeting Schedule
- Weekly job meeting
- Periodic follow-up meetings
- Issue Escalation Ladder
- Explain and define the issue resolution process and its importance
- Understand the roles of each individual on the ladder and their
associated responsibility
- Guidelines for issue resolution/issue resolution steps
- Personality Profiles (if applicable or as needed)
Close-out Meeting Modules
- Measure Accomplishments
- What went well? What didn't?
- Charter obligations (if this option was selected in the initial workshop)
- Rocks-in-the-road and/or action plans (Did we follow through?)
- What's left to complete?
- Nominate for Excellence in Partnering Award
- Nominations are determined by the district engineers. To
nominate a project, contact us with the project
details and reason for nomination. Awards will be forwarded to the
appropriate district engineer by the Construction Division.
- Present awards for success with partnering relationship and process
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