PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Thesis Keith Gale 2013strong relationships between suppliers and the client organisation. Arranged into twogroups with two overlapping suppliers, 9 companies were engaged through theframeworks.5.9 Engagement and mix of professions through framework agreementscontained within the case studyFollowing an examination of relationships between the organisation and suppliers, adetailed study of the mix of professions contained within the framework forummeetings was discovered. Framework forum is the label attached to regular quarterlymeetings held between representatives of the organisation and its suppliers. Theremit of the meetings are to discuss managerial issues regarding operation of theframework with regard to health and safety, project performance outcomes, publicperception, areas for improvement and the like. A record of four framework meetings(Quarters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 2009) listed the following attendees from six suppliers andthe client organisation:• Seven civil engineers• Four contracts managers• Three quantity surveyors• Two client managersRelationships between participants and groups are shown in Figure 5.3.114