2.12 Sustaining or terminating
Some partnerships last for many years while others come to an end because the shared work is complete or the partnership did not meet expectations. This stage is included as a reminder that partnerships may be collaboratively built in a way that either makes them sustainable or brings them to a close.
Activity 3
Below is a list of instructions – each one describes the focus of a specific stage of the Building Partnerships Map. Try to select the correct stage for each one.
a.
Sustaining
b.
Identifying
c.
Implementing
The correct answer is a.
a.
Managing
b.
Resourcing
c.
Identifying
The correct answer is b.
a.
Implementing
b.
Sustaining
c.
Reviewing
The correct answer is a.
a.
Planning
b.
Reviewing
c.
Managing
The correct answer is c.
a.
Measuring
b.
Identifying
c.
Building
The correct answer is c.
a.
Measuring
b.
Identifying
c.
Resourcing
The correct answer is b.
a.
Measuring
b.
Planning
c.
Resourcing
The correct answer is b.
a.
Scoping
b.
Identifying
c.
Reviewing
The correct answer is a.
a.
Reviewing
b.
Institutionalising
c.
Sustaining
The correct answer is b.
a.
Terminating
b.
Reviewing
c.
Managing
The correct answer is a.
a.
Measuring
b.
Reviewing
c.
Revising
The correct answer is a.
a.
Planning
b.
Measuring
c.
Reviewing
The correct answer is c.
a.
Revising
b.
Implementing
c.
Terminating
The correct answer is a.
Activity 4
a.
Scoping
b.
Identifying
c.
Building
d.
Reviewing
e.
Institutionalising
The correct answer is c.
Discussion
A loose agreement, such as a teaming agreement or memorandum of understanding, may often be agreed and signed at the ‘building’ stage. By comparison, the signing of a formal contract would require that resources were already in place.
2.11 Institutionalising