ISO 44001 for collaborative business relationship management is an ISO standard which provides a tried and tested framework to apply to collaborative business relationships to ensure all parties achieve their goal, and for the shared goal to be achieved.

This standard (framework) can be applied internally by an organisation wishing to work better together in a more collaborative way to achieve its shared goal or vision.  Examples of this would be an organisation with multiple national or international locations, or a large organisation with multiple internal silos. 

ISO 44001 for collaborative business relationship management can also be applied to multiple organisations wishing to work together to achieve a shared objective – including Private, Public or Third Sector organisations.

Implementation of this the ISO 44001 standard for collaborative business relationship management will benefit you in numerous ways:

• Transformational in the way you assess your organisations capability to collaborate
• A toolbox of methods of partner selection, self-assessment, and risk assessment
• Increased awareness of your own values and behaviours as an organisation and the strengthening of internal culture based on those
• Better supply chain relationships based on firm foundations each connection evolving with time
• Shared competencies and an increased skills base through close collaboration
• More effective working with partners to encourage innovation, new ideas and better problem solving
• Reduced risks of delays, gaps, overlaps and over-runs
• Reassurance and confidence from original tender to final delivery as collaborators demonstrate better resilience, sustainability, and security.