Foundational elements of the IPD Collaboration Framework

The aim of this chapter was to explain in more detail what each of the platform foundation component elements and sub-elements comprised. Each of these was described and reference was made to other chapters where readers may find more detail concerning specific theoretical background support for their identification as elements and sub-elements. The chapter also cited quotes from alliance studies and used the LXRP research study for Package 1 as a way to indicate how collaboration may be assessed and mapped. The results for the five elements are as follows: We present in Figure 9.3 a summary of the rating of the LXRA as an example of a visualisation showing only the first five elements because this chapter focusses on the Platform Foundational Facilities component of the Collaboration Framework. It may be useful for health-check and benchmarking purposes. This chapter offers LXRP as a useful example to illustrate the Platform Foundational Facilities elements and their sub-elements and to provide quotes from expert practitioners about their projects. The presence of these elements is critical to support the other two components.