Construction Engineering Management 1

Civil, Construction

and Environmental

Engineering Department

Partnering Health IndexPartnering Health Index

Developed by Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Transportation Research Team

For full report, see:

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_RES/docs/Reports/ImprovEffectPartnering.pdf

Construction Engineering Management 2

Civil, Construction

and Environmental

Engineering Department

COMPUTING YOUR PARTNERING HEALTH INDEX (PHI):Please circle the response that best represents your level of agreement with each statement. (Questions were reproduced from, or derived from, “Establishment of Critical Success Factors for Construction Partnering,” JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINERING, March/April 2000, by Eddie Cheng, Heng Li, and P.E.D. Love.)

1. Total the numbers of your circled responses and record in the box.

2. Average the scores for each team member surveyed. This is your project’s Partnering Health Index (PHI).

3. Each month, plot the average score on the “run chart” posted on the job trailer wall.

Construction Engineering Management 3

Civil, Construction

and Environmental

Engineering Department

PHI WarningPHI Warning

• If PHI approaches 21 heading down, call for partnering assistance.