The Collaborative Relationships best practice model is based on research commissioned by the National Audit Office (NAO) and undertaken by Soma Consultants to examine the impact that the focus on relationships had on project successes. The research was primarily based within the Oil & Gas and Construction industries and examined the ability to measure success of the relationships within a number of projects. It builds on the NAO "Gold Standard" for project delivery.

Organisations working together in project teams - including suppliers - can apply this learning to measure and improve the effectiveness of their collaborative relationships and so improve project performance.

Whilst expert guidance and tools are needed to follow these steps for maximum benefit, they do offer a simple and powerful approach that can transform project per-formance.

Collaborative Relationships best practice model