Project collaboration means more than the project team and the owner working together. Yet true collaboration can be illusive and can’t be achieved by good intentions alone. Key principals must be adopted to lay the foundation for success. As Robin explains, collaboration also requires planning, like anything else worthwhile on projects. The plan begins with project alignment, and then includes a crucial shift in responsibilities, a business-focused project architecture, and finally the specification of high-value collaborative practices. The benefits are an organization primed for efficient delivery and more job satisfaction for the project manager, indeed all project participants.