Making partnerships work UNDP Belgrade 7 December 2005 Michael Burnett European Institute of Public

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Making partnerships workUNDP - Belgrade 7
December 2005Michael BurnettEuropean Institute
of Public Administration
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So you thought partnership was easy...

• REMEMBER...
• Successful partnerships require partners to
• Be clear about their own individual objectives
• Know why partnership will help to achieve them
• Create a framework which can achieve the
  objectives to be achieved through partnership
• Be committed to enabling the partnership to
  deliver the objectives

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Making partnerships work aide memoire (1)

• Clarity of objectives
• The right type of co-operation?
• Selecting the right partner
• Governance
• Allocating resources
• Empowering agents
• What about the workers?
• Allocating responsibilities

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Making partnerships work aide memoire (2)

• Assessing and managing risks
• Performance management
• Financial management
• Audit trail
• Communication
• Dispute resolution
• Exit strategy