TOOL A - Guidelines for the evaluation process - Section 1: Individual Partner Evaluation

Each single partner will evaluate the partnership within the organisation/company, using TOOL B,which analyses the 4 dimensions of a partnership:

  • DIMENSION 1: PARTNERSHIP BASES;
  • DIMENSION 2: PARTNERSHIP BUILDING;
  • DIMENSION 3: PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT;
  • DIMENSION 4: PARTNERSHIP’S EFFECTS.

Each dimension is formed by a number of sub-dimensions with their respective indicators.

Two versions of the matrix have been produced to take into account the various dimensions of the organisations/companies which may use the evaluation methodology. The full version of the matrix (TOOL B1) contains 35 indicators while the shorter version (TOOL B2) has 24. The short version could be used as the first experience in evaluating the partnership though it is advisable to use the full version for a more in depth analysis. 

Looking at questions which describe each indicator, the single partner will fill in the SCORE BOX for each indicator, assigning a score (ranging from 0 to 3) according to the answer he/she considers adequate. Each score in the box provided has to be explained using concrete examples to illustrate the reasons for the score given.
Clicking the selected score in the box for each indicator, the same score will be saved in the respective box of TOOL C1a or C1b. Before saving the scores for each dimension of the matrix, the system will ask you to indicate if you are filling in the matrix for the the civic organisation or for the company, so that the respective TOOL C1a or C1b will be authomatically filled in (please look at Section 3 for more information ON TOOL C1a and TOOL C1b)

Automatically the program will:

  • calculate the score for the sub-dimensions and for the dimension of the partnership;
  • build the Civic Organisation Partnership Diamond or the Company Partnership Diamond illustrating the peculiarity of the partnership based on the perception of each single participant.

Fig. 3: An example of Civic Organisation Diamond


SUMMARIZING
TOOL TO BE USED: TOOL B - The Matrix for the Evaluation of the Partnerships (MATRIX)
      TOOL C1a: Civic Organisation Scores and Diamond
      TOOL C1b: Company Scores and Diamond
WHO: Each single partner separately
WHEN: Before the joint partnership evaluation meeting with the other partner
TAKE NOTE:
  • The evaluation process can be implemented during different moments of the partnership whether it be while the partnership is ongoing, a priori, at the end of the partnership, at the end of the year of work, at the end of the project.
  • If the partners decide to implement the whole evaluation process with the presence of a facilitator, in this phase the facilitator could meet each partner to present and discuss the tools of the evaluation process.