- Personalities. No significant relationships have been established with either risk or performance management for this sub-issue.
- Team working. Contract management teams are used to deliver intended VfM outcomes. Team performance should therefore be monitored with actions taken to ensure employees remain sufficiently motivated for achieving these outcomes. This establishes a link between partnership and performance management.
- Motivation / incentives. Incentives should be used, as appropriate, to encourage public partner employees to achieve agreed outputs and outcomes.