choosing a partnership structure audience smaller organisations exploring which kind of partnership...

Choosing a partnership structure

Audience Smaller organisations exploring which kind of partnership structure is most appropriate for a particular collaborative business opportunity.

Purpose To help smaller organisations:Evaluate the collaborative models outlined in 1b (What does working in partnership mean?) through practical exercises with colleagues or potential partners.Start to plan in more detail the steps required to develop the most appropriate model for their particular circumstances.

Intended outcomes

Smaller organisations:Have a clearer understanding of which kind of partnership structure may be most appropriate for their particular business opportunity (through support from an external facilitator).

This workshop is designed to be a facilitated service – an activity that supports frontline organisations in developing partnerships, which is typically delivered by an independent facilitator rather than by the frontline organisations themselves.The facilitator in this case is likely to be either the commissioning body (a clinical commissioning group or local authority) or a support/development organisation.If you are interested in Voscur facilitating this kind of workshop for you, contact Voscur:0117 909 9949 | www.voscur.org | info@voscur.org

Choosing a partnership

structure

Objectives• Understand the importance, purpose and

usefulness of partnerships.

• Understand the pros and cons of different partnership structures.

• Make key decisions about how to move forward.

• Undertake action planning to know the next key actions that are required.

Time Activity

09.30 Pre-reading time; questions and clarification

09.50 Welcome, housekeeping, introductions and icebreaker

10.10 Partnerships – why are they important?

11.00 BREAK

11.15 Options for partnership

12.30 LUNCH

13.15 The elephant in the roomJoint risk analysis

14.15 BREAK

14.30 Action planning: evaluate/test potential models exercise/activity

15.30 Action planning

15.50 Conclusion, reflection and close

Icebreaker

• Talk to your partner – introduce yourself and your organisation.

• What are your hopes and fears about partnership working?

• Feedback on your partner.

Ground rules

Partnerships – why are they important?

Break

• 15 mins

Options for partnershipType of partnership Advantages Disadvantages

Alliance

Hub and spoke

Lead body/ consortium

Joint venture/SPV

Merger

Lunch

• 45 mins

The elephant in the room

Joint risk analysis

Impact Low Low-Med Med Med-High High

Probability:Low

Low-Med

Med

Med-High

High

Break

• 15 mins

Testing potential modelsModel Advantages for our

situationDisadvantages for our situation

Overall fit – score out of 10

Alliance

Hub and spoke

Lead body/ consortium

Joint venture (SPV)

Merger

Action planning – deciding next practical stepsWhat do we

need to achieve?By when? Who is in

charge of this?How will we

know it’s done?What are the immediate

tasks?

Objectives• Understand the importance, purpose and

usefulness of partnerships.

• Understand the pros and cons of different partnership structures.

• Make key decisions about how to move forward.

• Undertake action planning to know the next key actions that are required.

Conclusion, reflection and close