Organizations in all sectors are increasingly finding that achieving their objectives requires effective joint working relationships, or as we say in the United Kingdom—“joint working”. This is a key reason that PPPs, one form of joint working, have grown in popularity around the world. However, too often this type of relationship fails to deliver its potential.
In the United Kingdom, some high-profile PPP projects have failed to deliver on time and on budget. A number of large private sector companies providing infrastructure and services to the public sector have failed or run into difficulties, such as the collapse of construction giant Carillion, which also helped operate a wide array of government services. It’s also the case that public sector organizations seeking to work in partnership with other public sector organizations have also too often failed to realize the full potential of that joint working.
