This 1-day course addresses the typical requirements of collaboration and effective partnership. The content is delivered through a series of presentation materials, combined with a variety of participant activities.

Course duration: 1 Day
Classroom Based or Distance Learning Course
Minimum of 4 delegates for In-House Training

Institute of Collaborative Working (ICW) - SME Collaborative Training

Course Timetable

Day One

  • Section 1
    Course Introduction and Objectives
    Course Introductions
    Learning objectives

  • Section 2 Collaboration

    Collaboration Delivering Value

    Communication, cooperation V collaboration

  • Morning Coffee

    Prioritisation

    Workshop/ breakout session

    Business benefits

  • Section 3 Capability

    Internal Review

    Internal Assessment

    Motivation, understanding your business needs

  • Section 4 Partnership

    Finding the Right Partner to collaborate

    Partner selection

  • Section 5 Arrangements

    Establishing the Right Arrangements

  • Section 6 Managing relationships

    Relationship Management Plan

  • Section 7 Disengagement

  • Section 8 ISO 44000:2017 & associating standards

FAQs

  • Multidisciplinary: Project managers, design and development, project engineers, quality, sales, auditors, and other personnel who are involved and contribute to collaboration activities.

    Also, those personnel who need to understand the principles and terminology in order to communicate effectively and help drive improvement.

  • The primary goal of this course is to significantly elevate participants' knowledge and skills, empowering them to make impactful contributions and fully leverage the advantages of collaboration to drive your business forward. By the conclusion of the course, participants will possess a comprehensive understanding of:

    • The background to, and benefits of working collaboratively

    • Delivering Value

    • Internal review

    • Internal Assessment

    • Managing relationships

    • ISO 44000

  • At its abstract level, collaboration embraces:

    • Behaviours: We act and behave to get the best from ourselves and those we collaborate with.

    • Attentiveness: We are aware of and become a part of a wider working group that shares a single purpose.

    • Motivation: We harmonise with the group, working in consensus to develop plans and solve problems.

    • Decisions: We decide as individuals when things need to happen.

    • Involvement We are involved, and we expect others to be involved as well.

    • Mediation: We work as a team and negotiate in order to reach middle ground.

    • Reciprocity: We share information with others to mutual benefit and expect them to share with us in kind.

    • Consideration: We keep our minds open to alternatives.

    • Engagement: We engage proactively rather than "wait and see". 

    Active collaboration happens when all stakeholders bring together the structures, processes and skills necessary to achieve multiple levels of integration and achieve benefits such as:

    • Strategic: Continuous contact between owner and project leads

    • Tactical: Line managers, supervisors, team leads, etc. all coming together to develop ways of working

    • Operational: Sharing resources, skills, data, information and knowledge

    • Interpersonal: Personal relationships are the mortar that holds the individual elements (bricks) together

    • Cultural: Respect, appreciation, understanding and awareness across disciplines and roles.