The standard is not just a procedural tool, but a strategic framework that aims to maximizeValue Creation, improve performance, and minimize the risks associated with partnerships. It applies a structured methodology that ensures that collaboration is not based on personal relationships, but on documented and sustainable processes and systems, fostering trust, transparency, and an overall competitive advantage.
The standard is based on the Collaboration Lifecycle, which includes eight key stages starting from awareness of the feasibility of collaboration and ending with Transformation or the orderly termination of the relationship:
- Leadership and commitment: By defining a clear organizational collaboration policy and senior management support.
- Systematic relationship management: Applying a structured methodology for selecting partners and documenting relationship management plans.
- Transparency and mutual understanding: Establish shared communication channels and clear governance structures.
- Performance measurement and improvement: Periodically assess the performance of partnerships based on agreed-upon indicators to achieve common goals.
Development Experts’ methodology to qualify you for ISO 44001
We provide a clear and controlled workflow to ensure your successful implementation of the Collaborative Labor Relationship Management System, transforming partnerships from mere contracts to strategic assets:
1. Gap Analysis and Collaboration Strategy
We conduct anin-depth assessment of your organization’s current collaboration practices, including how you identify partners and manage joint contracts. The goal is to clearly identify the gaps between your current situation and ISO 44001 requirements, and develop aCollaborative Strategy action plan that defines partnership goals and expected value.
2. Capacity building and internal team training
We launch an intensive training plan to fully qualify your team. We focus on equipping your internal team (including project managers, contract management, and internal auditors) with the skills to understand the collaborative relationship lifecycle, managejointrisk management,and perform internal audits that assess the effectiveness of partnerships.
3. Documentation and partnership framework design
We support your team in drafting and documenting all the key elements of the system. This includes creating a collaboration policy, designing partner selection models, and documentingRelationship Management Plans for each strategic partnership, ensuring that shared roles and responsibilities are accurately defined.
4. Joint Implementation and Evaluation Oversight
To ensure effective implementation, we oversee the early stages of implementation of the partnership plans and joint performance assessments. This step is critical to ensure that there is a clear mutual understanding between the parties, and that communication and governance mechanisms are working effectively to achieve the defined strategic objectives.
5. Finalization of the donor visit
We take care of the full preparation for the certification visit. Our goal is to ensure that you pass the external audit with flying colors and achieveISO 44001 accreditation , confirming your organization’s commitment to effective collaboration and increasing its credibility and competitiveness.
The final result
Partnering with Development Experts ensures that you don’t just get a certificate of compliance, you build an integrated and documented collaborative relationship management system that reduces contract disputes, strengthenstrust with partners, and turns collaboration into a sustainable source of innovation and sharedvalue-added beyond the capabilities of your individual organization. Want to know how ISO 44001 can support your current strategy to expand into new markets?
ISO 44001: Business Collaborative Relationship Management System is an international standard issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This standard defines the requirements for any organization to establish, develop, manage and terminate effective collaborative business relationships with external parties, whether they are suppliers, strategic partners, or customers.
The standard is not just a procedural tool, but a strategic framework that aims to maximizeValue Creation, improve performance,and minimize the risks associated with partnerships. It applies a structured methodology that ensures that collaboration is not based on personal relationships, but on documented and sustainable processes and systems, fostering trust, transparency andan overall competitive advantage.
The standard is based on the Collaboration Lifecycle, which includes eight key stages starting from awareness of the feasibility of collaboration and ending with Transformation or the orderly termination of the relationship:
- Leadership and commitment: By defining a clear organizational collaboration policy and senior management support.
- Systematic relationship management: Applying a structured methodology for selecting partners and documenting relationship management plans.
- Transparency and mutual understanding: Establish shared communication channels and clear governance structures.
- Performance measurement and improvement: Periodically assess the performance of partnerships based on agreed-upon indicators to achieve common goals.
Development Experts’ methodology to qualify you for ISO 44001
We provide a clear and controlled workflow to ensure your successful implementation of the Collaborative Labor Relationship Management System, transforming partnerships from mere contracts to strategic assets:
1. Gap Analysis and Collaboration Strategy
We conduct anin-depth assessment of your organization’s current collaboration practices, including how you identify partners and manage joint contracts. The goal is to clearly identify the gaps between your current situation and ISO 44001 requirements, and develop aCollaborative Strategy action plan that defines partnership goals and expected value.
2. Capacity building and internal team training
We launch an intensive training plan to fully qualify your team. We focus on equipping your internal team (including project managers, contract management, and internal auditors) with the skills to understand the collaborative relationship lifecycle, managejointrisk management,and perform internal audits that assess the effectiveness of partnerships.
3. Documentation and partnership framework design
We support your team in drafting and documenting all the key elements of the system. This includes creating a collaboration policy, designing partner selection models, and documentingRelationship Management Plans for each strategic partnership, ensuring that shared roles and responsibilities are accurately defined.
4. Joint Implementation and Evaluation Oversight
To ensure effective implementation, we oversee the early stages of implementation of the partnership plans and joint performance assessments. This step is critical to ensure that there is a clear mutual understanding between the parties, and that communication and governance mechanisms are working effectively to achieve the defined strategic objectives.
5. Finalization of the donor visit
We take care of the full preparation for the certification visit. Our goal is to ensure that you pass the external audit with flying colors and achieveISO 44001 accreditation , confirming your organization’s commitment to effective collaboration and increasing its credibility and competitiveness.
The final result
Partnering with Development Experts ensures that you don’t just get a certificate of compliance, you build an integrated and documented collaborative relationship management system that reduces contract disputes, strengthenstrust with partners, and turns collaboration into a sustainable source of innovation and sharedvalue-added beyond the capabilities of your individual organization. Want to know how ISO 44001 can support your current strategy to expand into new markets?
