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Alliance Coaching

Driving high-performance behaviours, whole-of-system alignment and collaborative delivery across major infrastructure projects
IPS delivers a contemporary, evidence-based approach to alliance development that lifts capability, strengthens leadership, and embeds a high-performance culture across complex, multi-party infrastructure environments. Drawing on deep experience in major project delivery, our Leadership & Peak Performance (LPP) team brings a system-wide coaching model that supports alliances to mature their ways of working, enhance cross-partner collaboration, and accelerate project outcomes.

​As an award-winning Aboriginal-owned consultancy, IPS also brings customers the added advantage of meeting Aboriginal procurement aspirations without compromising on quality, expertise, or delivery excellence.

A Whole-of-System Approach to Alliance Performance
Joint Ventures and Alliances succeed when leadership, culture, communication and commercial imperatives move in lockstep. IPS applies an integrated methodology that activates alignment from the Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) through to the Alliance Management Team (AMT) and broader operational workforce.

Our method reduces risk around key individuals, stabilises delivery teams, and builds the internal muscle memory required for sustained high performance.
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Our approach is grounded in:

• Independent, impartial coaching that challenges assumptions, promotes constructive behaviours and builds a “best-for-project” mindset.
• Behavioural uplift and leadership capability development, using accredited tools such as LSI, DiSC, HBDI, Saville Wave and contemporary neuroscience-informed practices.
• A structured, repeatable and scalable system, ensuring continuity even as key personnel rotate through major projects.
• Alignment with national best practice, including the capability to design alliance frameworks that align with the National Guide to Alliance Contracting (Commonwealth Government).
• A strengths-based, culturally informed practice, drawing on IPS’s track record embedding inclusive, culturally safe, and values-driven teams.
  

Strengthening Team Cohesion and Shared Purpose
Using a blend of facilitation, coaching and structured development conversations, IPS enables alliances to co-design the core artefacts that underpin effective teamwork and governance:

• Project vision and outcomes
• Alliance Charter
• Shared values and behaviours
• Key Result Areas (KRAs) and KPIs
• Operating rhythms, communication protocols and decision-making models

​These artefacts are then brought to life through targeted workshops, leader-led alignment conversations, and deliberate reinforcement at key project milestones. This ensures teams maintain clarity of purpose, accountability and delivery focus throughout the alliance lifecycle.

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Proven Experience Across Major Infrastructure and Alliance Environments
IPS has supported multiple large-scale infrastructure alliances to strengthen culture, enhance leadership capability and improve delivery performance including:

​South West Gateway Alliance (BORR Project) – providing end-to-end People & Culture leadership, supervisor and manager training, 360 programs, cultural safety initiatives, and capability uplift across a workforce of 1,200+.

Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance – embedding best-practice alliance behaviours, building team cohesion and maturing communication through structured coaching and leadership development.

Newest Alliance, Alkimos and inter-alliance environments – facilitating alignment, strengthening governance, and supporting transition phases through independent advice and behaviour-focused coaching.

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Ready to build a high-performing alliance?

IPS combines behavioural science, leadership development and alliance governance expertise into a single, integrated service that strengthens collaboration and delivers measurable project outcomes.
Reach out to the IPS team to find out more about Alliance Coaching.

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