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A Partnership at work is like any partnership - it need to be Managed to keep it working well.
Even if you planned it very well, build it superbly,
a partnership is still made up of people and so it will invariably
shown signs of strain.
A partnership is like any tool- keep it well
maintained and it will deliver good service. Neglect will soon
lead to problems.
Analysing a Partnership |
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A very simple tool we can use is the SWOT analysis:
- What are we good at?
- What can we use our strengths to
do?
- What are our problems areas?
- How can we protect our partnerships
from threats?
More information on the SWOT analysis can be found here. |
Keeping the Partnership going - a regular Maintenance programme
Since we are using a break-down metaphor earlier, let's also use
maintenance jargon to examine our partnership. (the maintenance
protocol we have chosen is Total Productive Maintenance, the world-class
approach to plant and equipment maintenance, contact
us if you want to learn more about TPM)
The three TPM criteria for effectiveness are:
- Availability
- Performance
- Quality
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With a partnership |
Availability |
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Is it ready to do the necessary work? |
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Does the partnership arrangement work when it should? |
Performance |
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Is it doing the work as designed? |
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Does it work as well as we planned it do? |
Quality |
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Is the output meeting the specifications? |
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Does the partnership bring us the benefits we expected? |
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| Click here for the Project Sus'd Partnership Guide. |
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