How Effective is your partnership?

 

Partnership Appraisal quiz

This quiz is designed to help you assess how your Partnership is performing.  It can also be used for Partnership groups to share views and perceptions after completing the quiz as individuals.

For each question, circle the response that most reflects how things are in your Partnership according to the following scale.

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Partnership Formation

              
1

All the stakeholders were involved in the 

early development of the partnership.

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B
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D
E
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2

Efforts were made to encourage relationship building between partners at an early stage. 
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Membership

              
3

All appropriate organisations are represented

in the Partnership.
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C
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Partnership Direction: Vision, Strategy, Objectives

             
4

The Partnership has a clear vision of what it

wants to achieve 
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  is it the right one? 
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5

If the Partnership has developed a strategy,

indicate whether strategic objectives:
 
  • are clear
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  • are agreed by all partners
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  • have specific actions attached
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  • have defined boundaries
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Structure, Management and Leadership

             
6
 The decision-making structure of the partnership:            
 
  • is clear
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  • allows decisions to be taken
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  • allows action to happen
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  • ensures that partners are represented at the right level
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7
 Roles and responsibilities of organisations and individuals are clearly defined.
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8
 Board or steering group meetings            
 
  • allow all partners to contribute
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  • are about the right size
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  • are not too jargonistic
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  • have clear, concise papers
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  • are held with appropriate frequency
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  • agree clear outcomes
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9
 The partnership is managed effectively (eg. by dedicated staff, secretariat or other arrangements)
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10
 There is an individual member who has a clear leadership role
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11
 The Partnership is led effectively
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C
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People, Culture and Attitudes

             
12
 Partners appear to be appropriately committed to the Partnership
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B
C
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13

Partners recognise that partners are able to participate in different ways

           
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B
C
D
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14
 Responsibility for success and failure is shared between Partners
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15
 Partners generally trust each other
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16
 Partners have adjusted their own objectives and spending plans to the aims of the Partnership
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17
 Partners show willingness to compromise with each other
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18
 Partners have a good understanding of each others:            
 
  • strategic objectives
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B
C
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  • funding program
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  • structures and decision-making processes
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  • culture and style of working
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Community and Private Sector Involvement

             
19
 The way the partnership works allows local community representatives/services users to play an effective role.
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B
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20
 The partnership communicate effectively with the wider public who need to be kept informed.
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B
C
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21
 Community representatives/service users have made a significant contribution to:            
 
  • developing vision and strategy
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C
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  • implementing programmes and projects
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B
C
D
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22
 The way the Partnership works allows private sector representatives to play an effective role
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B
C
D
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23
 Private sector representatives have made a significant contribution to:            
 
  • developing a vision and strategy
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C
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  • implementing programmes and projects
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The Outcomes of the Partnership

             
24
 Progress in meeting partnership objectives is effectively monitored
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25
 The partnership is meeting its key objectives
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26
 The partnership has:            
 
  • helped co-ordinate policies
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  • helped co-ordinate investment
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  • created 'added value' from expenditure
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  • generated new approaches and solutions
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  • changed behavior patterns of public sector partners
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  • increased self responsibility on the part of the community
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D
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27
 Initiatives developed for the partnership are being mainstreamed by the partners
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C
D
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Scoring

Mostly A - Your partnership is perfect!

Mostly B - Congratulations! You are involved in an effective partnership that is well placed to deliver its priorities

Mostly C - Either your partnership lacks vision or it's not been communicating it very well. Have you been to any of the meetings recently?

Mostly D - Your partnership has a way to go, but use this appraisal to generate discussion amongst partners about what needs to happen

Mostly E - Oh dear, your partnership needs a lot more than this training event. However, it's never too late to turn it round. Start with establishing a shared vision. Good luck!

Mostly DK - Are you involved in a partnership?

(Social Inclusion Partnership)

 

You can also do an interactive Partnership Health Check by clicking on this link.

 

Community Planning Support Team

The role established for the Community Planning Support Team, as a multi-agency group of people, is to deliver tailor made support (including learning opportunities, problem solving, sharing of good practice, consultancy) to meet the needs of Community Planning partners, including Shetland’s communities, in order to further the community planning process across Shetland and enable everyone to participate in the process.

Support is available in the form of consultancy and training in the following areas:

 

You can contact the Community Planning Support Team on 01595 744536 or write to Policy Unit, Town Hall, Lerwick.