About the author RALPH J. STEPHENSON is an engineering consultant with over forty years's experience in land planning, facilities location, building design, and construction. He held executive positions with Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls; Victor Gruen Associates; Benjamin Schulz Associates; and the H. F. Campbell Company. His involvement in all segments of the construction industry has taken him through several billion dollars worth of construction projects for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Mr. Stephenson has lectured extensively on subjects of alternative dispute resolution and partnering on construction projects, and has taught hundreds of technical and management seminars in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous magazine articles and coauthor of the book Critical Path Method.

• INTRODUCTION: THINGS THAT GO RIGHT. The Evolution of Modern Construction. Keys to the System: Understanding Construction. The Nature of Conflict. Risk and Dispute. The Problem Job and How to Identify it Early. Project Success and Dispute Resolution. Partnering Concepts and Structure. Where Partnering Applies. Setting the Partnering Charter Meeting Format. Building a Partnering System. Conducting the Charter Meeting. The Project Partnering Evaluation System. Preparing and Implementing the Project Partnering Issue ResolutionSystem. Using the Partnering System to Improve Performance. Twenty-Six Recommendations for Improvement. Appendices. Index.

About the author RALPH J. STEPHENSON is an engineering consultant with over forty years's experience in land planning, facilities location, building design, and construction. He held executive positions with Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls; Victor Gruen Associates; Benjamin Schulz Associates; and the H. F. Campbell Company. His involvement in all segments of the construction industry has taken him through several billion dollars worth of construction projects for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Mr. Stephenson has lectured extensively on subjects of alternative dispute resolution and partnering on construction projects, and has taught hundreds of technical and management seminars in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous magazine articles and coauthor of the book Critical Path Method.

• INTRODUCTION: THINGS THAT GO RIGHT. The Evolution of Modern Construction. Keys to the System: Understanding Construction. The Nature of Conflict. Risk and Dispute. The Problem Job and How to Identify it Early. Project Success and Dispute Resolution. Partnering Concepts and Structure. Where Partnering Applies. Setting the Partnering Charter Meeting Format. Building a Partnering System. Conducting the Charter Meeting. The Project Partnering Evaluation System. Preparing and Implementing the Project Partnering Issue ResolutionSystem. Using the Partnering System to Improve Performance. Twenty-Six Recommendations for Improvement. Appendices. Index.

About the author RALPH J. STEPHENSON is an engineering consultant with over forty years's experience in land planning, facilities location, building design, and construction. He held executive positions with Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls; Victor Gruen Associates; Benjamin Schulz Associates; and the H. F. Campbell Company. His involvement in all segments of the construction industry has taken him through several billion dollars worth of construction projects for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Mr. Stephenson has lectured extensively on subjects of alternative dispute resolution and partnering on construction projects, and has taught hundreds of technical and management seminars in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous magazine articles and coauthor of the book Critical Path Method.

• INTRODUCTION: THINGS THAT GO RIGHT. The Evolution of Modern Construction. Keys to the System: Understanding Construction. The Nature of Conflict. Risk and Dispute. The Problem Job and How to Identify it Early. Project Success and Dispute Resolution. Partnering Concepts and Structure. Where Partnering Applies. Setting the Partnering Charter Meeting Format. Building a Partnering System. Conducting the Charter Meeting. The Project Partnering Evaluation System. Preparing and Implementing the Project Partnering Issue ResolutionSystem. Using the Partnering System to Improve Performance. Twenty-Six Recommendations for Improvement. Appendices. Index.