Partnering and Collaborative Contracting (CON-040) Training Course

Partnering and Collaborative Contracting

Traditional adversarial contracting often leads to disputes, defensive behaviour and poor outcomes for everyone involved. Partnering and collaborative contracting…

5 daysClassroom or online

49Upcoming dates

12Cities

£2,250Fees from

Course overview

Introduction

Traditional adversarial contracting often leads to disputes, defensive behaviour and poor outcomes for everyone involved. Partnering and collaborative contracting approaches aim to align the interests of clients, contractors, consultants and suppliers so that they work together to solve problems, share risk and reward fairly and deliver better value.

This Partnering and Collaborative Contracting training course explains how collaborative models work in practice and how to make them succeed. Participants learn about partnering charters and principles, collaborative contract forms, early warning and joint risk management, target cost and pain-gain mechanisms, alliancing, governance structures, behaviours and trust, and how to measure the success of collaboration.

The course is relevant to construction, infrastructure, engineering and long-term service contracts.

Course Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Explain the principles and benefits of collaborative contracting
Compare partnering, frameworks and alliancing models
Understand collaborative contract forms and key mechanisms
Apply early warning and joint risk management processes
Design target cost and pain-gain share arrangements
Establish governance structures for collaborative relationships
Develop behaviours and trust that sustain collaboration
Measure and improve collaborative performance

Target Audience

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:

Client project directors and sponsors
Contract and commercial managers
Contractor and consultant directors
Project managers on collaborative projects
Procurement professionals
Alliance and partnership managers

Training Methodology

The course uses case studies of successful and unsuccessful collaborative projects, collaborative contract extracts and team exercises. Participants develop a partnering charter, design a pain-gain mechanism, run a joint risk workshop and practise collaborative problem solving in a simulated project scenario.

Target Competencies

Collaborative model selection
Collaborative contract understanding
Joint risk management
Incentive mechanism design
Collaborative governance
Trust and behaviour building

Course outline

1Day One: Why Collaboration Matters

Problems with adversarial contracting
Principles of partnering and collaboration
Evidence of benefits from collaborative projects
When collaborative approaches are appropriate
Common reasons collaboration fails
Client leadership in collaborative contracting
Exercise: assessing readiness for collaboration

2Day Two: Collaborative Models and Contracts

Project partnering and partnering charters
Strategic partnering and long-term frameworks
Alliancing and integrated project delivery
Collaborative standard contract forms in overview
Early contractor involvement and two-stage processes
Selecting partners on behaviours and capability
Workshop: drafting a partnering charter

3Day Three: Risk, Reward and Incentives

Joint risk registers and risk reduction meetings
Early warning mechanisms and their use
Target cost contracts explained
Designing pain-gain share mechanisms
Key performance indicators and incentive payments
Open book accounting and cost transparency
Exercise: designing a pain-gain share arrangement

4Day Four: Governance and Behaviours

Collaborative governance boards and roles
Integrated teams and co-location
Building trust and psychological safety
Collaborative problem solving and decision making
Handling conflict within collaborative relationships
Leadership behaviours that support collaboration
Simulation: solving a project problem collaboratively

5Day Five: Measuring and Sustaining Collaboration

Measuring collaboration and relationship health
Continuous improvement within partnerships
Sharing lessons across projects and programmes
Managing change in partner organisations
Ending or renewing collaborative relationships
Collaborative business relationship standards in overview
Personal action plan for collaborative contracting

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Partnering and Collaborative Contracting course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Partnering and Collaborative Contracting course?

The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in Frankfurt. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in Frankfurt, London, Barcelona, Cape Town, Dubai, Geneva, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Munich, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam.

Can I take Partnering and Collaborative Contracting online?

Yes. Every date can also be joined live online in a virtual classroom with the trainer, for £1,280 per participant. Choose "Live online" in the dates table when you register.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Course information last updated 14 November 2026.

Partnering and Collaborative Contracting

Course overview

Introduction

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Training Methodology

Target Competencies

Course outline

Dates and fees

Frequently asked questions

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