{"id":62,"date":"2009-05-27T04:22:17","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T11:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psiwebware.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2014-02-21T09:15:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T14:15:20","slug":"outsourcing-relationships-challenging-failure-part-4-of-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/cmms-software-7\/outsourcing-relationships-challenging-failure-part-4-of-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop Proposals for Remedial Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Step 5: Develop Proposals for Remedial Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Review and compile the results of the interviews.\u00a0 These results should include your findings of performance data and\u00a0perceptions within your organization.\u00a0\u00a0Analyze your data for trends and reoccurring issues to determine possible actions that could be taken to improve your relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Look for opportunities to:<\/p>\n<p>Deliver quick wins.\u00a0 This will demonstrate to both organizations that you are dedicated to improving your situation and that you will take action wherever necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Create more appropriate performance measurements and stop collecting data on areas that serve no useful purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Uncover areas with the most \u201cbang for the buck\u201d.\u00a0 Focus on low cost options that visibly improve communications and service levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSell&#8221; what is working well within your organization, but might not be fully appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Initiate actions that will benefit your relationship without incurring significant expenditures.\u00a0 One way to do this is to become more organized and stop wasting manpower.\u00a0 <a title=\"Maintenance Management Software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psiwebware.com\/cmms\/quality-management.php\" target=\"_blank\">Maintenance Management Software<\/a> or <a title=\"Janitorial Management Software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psiwebware.com\/janitorial-software\/service-requests.php\" target=\"_blank\">Janitorial Management Software<\/a> will save labor and give you a good return on investment.\u00a0 Most importantly, these Facility Management Software systems will give you a framework for Preventive Action.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6: Agree on an Action Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agree to agree.\u00a0 Sit down with all of the key people who can resolve issues and bounce remedial action ideas off each other.\u00a0 Also, encourage contributions and additional ideas for activities that could potentially help you improve the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Produce a rough draft of your action plan that both parties agree on.\u00a0 Senior management from both companies should approve of this draft.\u00a0 Without approval, neither party can be sure that the other will deliver.<\/p>\n<p>Take your proposal to the problem-solving group that you set up in step 1.\u00a0 Be sure to explain that the draft is based on findings from your investigation and it takes into account both parties\u2019 views.<\/p>\n<p>Next, refine the proposal and finalize the action plan.\u00a0 After this, your problem-solving group now becomes your improvement task force.<\/p>\n<p>In part 5, we will review steps\u00a07 and\u00a08 of Challenging Failure.\u00a0 Step\u00a07 deals with launching the improvement program.\u00a0 Step\u00a08 covers\u00a0monitoring your progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agree to agree.  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