Self-assessment questions
SAQ 1
Which stage comes next? Identify the stage that follows each of the stages below by dropping it next to the relevant one.
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
Planning
Revising
Identifying
Building
Reviewing
Sustaining or terminating
a.Scoping
b.Institutionalising
c.Identifying
d.Building
e.Reviewing
f.Measuring
- 1 = d
- 2 = e
- 3 = a
- 4 = c
- 5 = f
- 6 = b
SAQ 2
a.
True
b.
False
The correct answer is a.
a.
True
b.
False
The correct answer is b.
b.
Resourcing is the sixth stage of the Building Partnerships Map but the map should be used in a dynamic rather than fixed way.
a.
True
b.
False
The correct answer is b.
b.
Reviewing the partnership should lead to revisions to the partnership, rather than the reverse.
a.
True
b.
False
The correct answer is a.
SAQ 3
Can you think of ways to use the Building Partnerships Map collaboratively during the planning of a partnership?
Discussion
There are many ways to be creative with this tool. Did you identify anything similar to the suggestions below?
- You could make some small posters with a stage written on each and ask your participants to work in groups to try to identify the likely order of the stages.
- You could work with partners in small groups to identify suggested activities under each stage.
- You could use the tool to agree action points and milestones for the partnership to achieve, perhaps agreeing individuals responsible for overseeing each action point and accountability mechanisms, such as reporting back on action points within a given time frame.
SAQ 4
Stakeholders working in partnership on a joint project express the following difficulties. Can you identify to which stage/s the difficulties relate?