OUR SERVICES

Partnering support for every stage of the project

Partnering Performance Group helps owners, contractors, designers, and project teams build the working relationships and operating practices needed to perform under real project pressure.

Our services range from kickoff partnering and ongoing team alignment to issue-resolution facilitation, project resets, team-health assessments, and closeout learning.

01

Kickoff Partnering

Start aligned. Build the working system early.

A strong kickoff does more than introduce the team. It establishes how you'll communicate, make decisions, surface risk, and resolve issues when pressure increases.

Best for:

New projects

New teams

What the team gets:

Renewed alignment around shared project priorities and desired outcomes.

Clear
goals

Clearer roles, responsibilities, and follow-through actions following a project reset.

Defined
expectations

What’s included:

What we do

  • Pre-session leadership conversations

  • Project-specific agenda design

  • Shared goals and measures of success

  • Roles and decision authority

  • Communication expectations

  • Risk identification

  • Issue-resolution and escalation pathways

  • Project-specific partnering commitments

Alternative delivery

Improved communication among owners, contractors, designers, and project stakeholders.

Communication & decision framework

Complex stakeholders

Practical adjustments to project-team processes, expectations, and ways of working.

Issue-resolution process

Rebuilt working relationships supported by renewed commitments and shared accountability.

Shared accountability

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ALIGN EARLY.
PERFORM
TOGETHER.

Typical topics

  • Project vision and success criteria

  • Key stakeholders and working relationships

  • Team roles and responsibilities

  • Decision-making and escalation

  • Risk and issue identification

  • Communication and meeting practices

  • Behavioral commitments

Format

  • Facilitated, in-person or virtual

  • Typically ½ to 1 day (customizable)

  • Tailored to your project and delivery

    method

02

Ongoing Partnering

Keep teams aligned. Catch issues early. Maintain momentum.

Ongoing partnering helps project teams stay aligned, work through challenges constructively, and maintain high performance from planning through closeout.

Best for:

Longer duration projects

Multi-party teams

What the team gets:

Successful project practices identified and carried forward into future work.

Alignment
Maintained

Actionable lessons, recommendations, and follow-through captured during project closeout.

Emerging issues
surfaced

What’s included:

What we do

  • Facilitate regular partnering sessions

  • Track team health and working relationships

  • Surface and address emerging issues

  • Reinforce commitments and accountability

  • Adapt to changing project conditions

  • Keep leadership informed

Complex or changing scope

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Commitments
reinforced

Teams experiencing friction

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Team health
monitored

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STRONGER
RELATIONSHIPS.
SMOOTHER
PROGRESS.

Typical topics

  • Progress against goals

  • Team dynamics and communication

  • Emerging risks and issues

  • Changes in scope, schedule, or priorities

  • Inter-team coordination

  • Action planning and follow-up

Format

  • Facilitated, in-person or virtual

  • Typically 1-2 hours per session

  • Customized cadence (e.g., monthly, quarterly,

    or key project milestones)

03

Project Team Health

Stronger teams. Smoother collaboration. Better outcomes.

Healthy teams are the engine of successful projects. We help you assess team dynamics, strengthen collaboration, and address friction before it impacts performance.

Best for:

Cross-functional teams

Teams in transition

What the team gets:

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Improved
team dynamics

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More effective
communication

What’s included:

What we do

  • Assess team dynamics and ways of working

  • Facilitate candid conversations

  • Identify friction points and root causes

  • Provide practical recommendations

  • Support implementation of team improvements

Remote or hybrid teams

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Greater trust
and accountability

Projects with signs of friction

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Sustained
high performance

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HEALTHY
TEAMS
DELIVER
MORE.

Typical topics

  • Roles, responsibilities, and decision-making

  • Communication and information flow

  • Collaboration across functions or locations

  • Trust, psychological safety, and inclusion

  • Conflict patterns and resolution

  • Team norms and working agreements

Format

  • Facilitated, in-person or virtual

  • Typically ½ to 1 day (customizable)

  • Includes pre-session input and a summary of insights and recommendations

Anticipated Outcomes

  • Healthier, more collaborative teams

  • Fewer misunderstandings and conflicts

  • Increased engagement and accountability

  • Improved project performance and results

04

Project Reset

Realign the team when the current way of working is no longer working.

A Project Reset helps owners, contractors, designers, and project teams rebuild alignment when communication has deteriorated, trust has weakened, decisions are slowing, or the original partnering agreements are no longer effective. The goal is to clarify what is breaking down, reset expectations, and establish a practical path forward.

Best for:

Communication breakdowns

Relationship strain

What the team gets:

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Renewed
alignment

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Clearer
roles

What’s included:

What we do

  • Confidential stakeholder conversations

  • Identify recurring breakdowns

  • Clarify the issues affecting performance

  • Facilitated reset session

  • Re-establish roles, expectations, and priorities

  • Define follow-through actions

Leadership transitions

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Better
communication

Major scope changes

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Practical
path forward

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RESET
EXPECTATIONS.
RESTORE
ALGINMENT.

Typical topics

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Trust and working relationships

  • Decision delays and unclear authority

  • Roles, responsibilities, and interfaces

  • Changed conditions or scope

  • Team norms and behavioral commitments

Format

  • Facilitated, in-person or virtual

  • Typically 1/2 to 1 day

  • May include pre-session interviews

  • Designed around project conditions and needs

Anticipated Outcomes

  • Renewed alignment

  • Improved communication

  • Clearer accountability
    Practical next steps

  • A more workable path forward

05

Closeout & Learnings

Finish the project stronger than it started.

Closeout partnering gives the team an opportunity to capture what worked, what didn't, and what should be carried into future projects so lessons become practical knowledge, not just a report.

Best for:

Joint ventures

Major project completion

What the team gets:

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Actionable
lessons

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Successful
practices

What’s included:

What we do

  • Facilitate a structured closeout conversation

  • Identify successful practices worth repeating

  • Capture recurring challenges and lessons

  • Document insights in usable form

  • Highlight recommendations for future projects

Long-duration projects

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Future
recommendations

Future capability building

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Stronger team
capability

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Knowledge
transfer

Infrastructure project team participating in a facilitated closeout discussion to capture lessons learned, successful practices, and recommendations for future projects.

CAPTURE
WHAT WORKED.
CARRY IT
FORWARD.

Typical topics

  • What supported project success

  • Communication and coordination lessons

  • Issue escalation and decision-making

  • Leadership behaviors and team dynamics

  • Practices to carry into future work

Format

  • Facilitated, in-person or virtual

  • Typically 2-4 hours or half day

  • Tailored to project closeout goals

Every engagement is built around the project.

No two project teams face exactly the same pressures. We tailor the partnering process to the project phase, delivery method, stakeholders, risks, team dynamics, and outcomes that matter most.

Not sure which service fits?

Whether you're preparing for kickoff, maintaining alignment on a long-duration project, assessing team health, resetting a project under pressure, or preparing for closeout, the first step is understanding what your team needs.

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