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Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements

Name: Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements
ISBN: 9781628250947

by Derek H T Walker, Beverley M Lloyd-Walker

April 2015

Intermediate to advanced

220 pages

14h 8m

English

Project Management Institute

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Contents
Abbreviations
The Research Question
Context of the ResearchBrief Overview of the MethodologyBrief Overview of the Findings and Application for Practice
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Purpose of the ResearchThe Research ApproachFundamental Introductory Project Procurement ConceptsLiterature Supporting RBP AnalysisChapter 1 Summary
Chapter 2 Introduction
Project CharacteristicsThe Shenhar et al. Diamond Perspective: NCTPThe Turner and Cochrane Four-quadrant PerspectiveProjects from an Organizational Learning Process PerspectiveProjects from an Identity PerspectiveProjects from a Complex Product-Services PerspectiveProject Life Cycle TheoryA Linear PerspectiveA Recursive PerspectiveProject Procurement FormsTraditional—Segregated Design and Delivery Procurement FormsFocus on Integrated Design and Delivery Procurement Arrangements—Emphasising Planning and ControlFocus on Integrated Project Teams—Emphasizing Collaboration and CoordinationBeyond the “Iron Triangle” Performance ImplicationsTriple Bottom Line ImplicationsCorporate Social Responsibility ImplicationsBalanced Scorecard and Other Performance ImplicationsChapter 2 Summary

Chapter 3 Introduction
The Business Justification for OutsourcingThe Economic LogicThe Strategic LogicThe Tactical/Pragmatic LogicGovernance FundamentalsGovernance Concepts and DefinitionsOrganizational Structures for GovernanceTransparency and AccountabilityEthics and GovernanceComplexity ImplicationsTame, Messy, and Wicked ProblemsForms of ComplexityResponding to ComplexityChapter 3 Summary
Chapter 4 Introduction
Trust and CommitmentElements and Models of TrustThe Trust EnvironmentCollaboration FrameworksCo-learning and Organizational LearningPerspective TakingSocial CapitalStrategic Human Behavior AspectsManaging People Across RBP FormsProject Manager and Alliance Manager CapabilitiesSelecting, Inducting and Redeploying Team MembersEmployee RewardsPerformance Management and Review ProcessesConcluding CommentsCompetency ClassificationPMI Competency FrameworkAlliancing Association of Australasia (AAA) Profiling Professional ExcellenceInnovation CompetenciesChapter 4 Summary
Chapter 5 Introduction
The Study ApproachThe Researchers’ Perspective and WorldviewThe Data and Information-Gathering ApproachValidation ApproachData and Information ResourcesGovernment and Industry ReportsReflections on the LiteratureInterviews with Academics and Practitioner SMEsSME Insights from Our Own Past and Current ResearchChapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6 Introduction
Emerging Forms of Collaboration TermsCollaboration as Four Orders of Project Team CollaborationAn RBP Wittgenstein's Family Resemblance ModelDetails of Collaborative Arrangements SkillsProject Management KSAEBusiness Solutions KSAERelational KSAEChapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7 Introduction
Mind the Gap! - Identifying and Bridging KSAE GapsEmerging Trends, the Way ForwardImplications for PM Education and SkillsImplications for the Project Owner (PO) and POR Education and Skills DevelopmentImplications for Project Managers and their Team Members’ Education and Skills DevelopmentChapter Summary
Appendix 1 – Resource Sources
Ethic Plain Language Statement and Questions AskedMeta study Interview InstrumentCase Study Interview GuideCase Study Interview Guide – Program Alliance LeadersCase Study Interview Guide Project Alliances
Appendix 2 – Details of Data Coding for the Wittgenstein Model
References
Contributors

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Executive Summary

The research question

Clients choosing a specific category of relationship-based procurement (RBP) would benefit from a clearer definition of not only the characteristics of these forms of project procurement but also the knowledge, skills, attributes, and experience (KSAE) required of project managers delivering these projects. Several research questions naturally flow from this research problem:

Q1 – What are the fundamental characteristics of emerging relationship-based forms of project procurement?

Q2 – Do these forms vary in different parts of the world and, if so, in what way?

Q3 – What specific KSAEs that are required to deliver such projects are currently underdeveloped or missing from traditional project managers’ ...

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