Collaboration

As people’s skill sets get increasingly specialized, collaboration as a practice becomes more important than ever. But what does that mean exactly? What is collaboration?

Although “collaboration” has become a bit of a corporate buzzword, that doesn’t mean that it’s an empty cliche. On the contrary, collaboration in the workplace is what makes teamwork successful. It’s really that simple.

Teams that collaborate not only have an opportunity to learn from each other—their mistakes, successes, failures, workflow, etc.—they’ll also gain an understanding of the other team’s perspective. You get a chance to hear their side of things: their pain points, priorities, even the way they think. Which can be extremely valuable as you work together going forward.

Collaborative construction contracts may be described as providing a mechanism for organizations involved in a construction project to work together – to proactively and jointly manage project risks – in order to achieve the common goal of effective project execution. This includes encouraging innovation and continuous improvement during the course of a project or series of projects.

One of the best things about working collaboratively with people who bring different skill sets and backgrounds to the table is learning from their experience. Collaborating with team members or even different teams should be thought of as a learning experience, and you should try to make the most of it.

This means asking for feedback and opinions, sharing knowledge, finding out how your collaborators approach their side of the project, and gaining a better sense of how they work. Learning from colleagues is not just a benefit of collaboration, it’s the first step towards building a workplace culture centered around learning and development.

Collaborative construction contracts may be described as providing a mechanism for organizations involved in a construction project to work together – to proactively and jointly manage project risks – in order to achieve the common goal of effective project execution. This includes encouraging innovation and continuous improvement during the course of a project or series of projects.

Fox Construction Group (UK) Ltd continues to strive for transparent collaboration with sub-contractors and suppliers, focusing on effective communication channels, regular sub-contractor and stakeholder meetings, rapid issue identification and resolution and full collaboration partnerships.