Additional Services

In addition to our mediation services, Resolution Matters also provides the following complimentary and alternative services to individuals, teams and businesses:

Dispute Review Boards

Resolution Matters, Inc., provides Dispute Review Boards (DRB) to the construction industry with a mechanism to help construction projects to predict and handle potential problems before they occur. The Board will provide advisory opinions on questionable or disputed matters, and provide an alternate dispute resolution process to settle any disputes that cannot be settled between the parties to the construction contract. DRBs are currently used all around the world in the construction of ENERGY PROJECTS, roads, railroads, tunnels, dams, bridges and other major construction projects. It is only in recent years that the DRB has been used in the construction of large commercial buildings such as manufacturing facilities, shopping centers, hotels, etc. If the DRB is empowered with the ability to render final and binding decisions upon the parties to the construction project, the project is virtually guaranteed to continue with a minimum amount of lost time and money that would normally be encountered when arbitration or litigation is required to settle disputes. Resolution Matters, Inc. recommends the DRB having the authority to make final and binding decisions, which is reflected in the following information.

Faciliation, Teambuilding and Group Problem-Solving

Resolution Matters plans, convenes, and faciliates meetings to address problems in a constructive way. This sort of activity may take place before there is an actual dispute and thus avoid the polarization that takes place once people have taken sides. Resolution Matters also specializes in the design, implementation, and evaluation of systems for resolving conflict. We have helped both public and private, non-profit organizations of all sizes develop responsive and efficient ways of solving problems.

Conflict Resolution Training

Resolution Matters can tailor a course or develop an entirely new training package to meet the specific needs and site of your organization. We have designed numerous training programs for corporations, profit and non-profit, and state and federal agencies. We can design training packages to set up: mediation of workplace disputes; Dispute Resolution for Government Agencies; Basic and Advanced Negotiation Skills and training of trainers.

Strategic Conflict Management

Resolution Matters helps organizations and communities develop the skills, processes, and leadership necessary to support a shift from adversarial to cooperative problem solving.

Public Policy Negotiation

Collaborative decision making complements, and does not replace, existing legal and enforcement frameworks and public policy processes. In appropriate circumstances it provides an opportunity for key stakeholders to develop policy options that satisfy many key interests. The specific outcome or goal of a collaborative problem solving process can be tailored to satisfy legal requirements or formal decision making processes. The options or potential solutions developed through a collaborative process often have a better chance of broad, lasting acceptance than solutions developed using other approaches. Resolution Matters has worked closely with federal, state, and local agencies, large and small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals to recognize and constructively pursue opportunities for collaboration, and also to choose another approach when circumstances dictate.

Resolution Matters’s professional staff is highly skilled in all aspects of effective collaborative decision making -- from conducting situation assessments, to facilitating problem solving dialogues and meetings, to mediating the settlement of disputes, and more.

Partnering

Resolution Matters provides Partnering Facilitation services to construction and other project oriented ventures. Partnering permits multiple separate corporate identities to come together in a focused and meaningful way to develop a joint road map for success. This in turn saves money and avoids conflicts for the general contractor involved in coordinating a large project.

Contact us today to explore how we can support you, your team, and your organization through our complimentary and alternative services.