Performance Partnerships
What is a Performance Partnership?
A Performance Partnership is a partnership organized around a specific, measurable result. The model was developed in the 90's that has produced a variety of measurable results in areas from reducing child abuse and teen pregnancy to salmon restoration and bay cleanup. For more information on how to implement a cessation partnership contact csaucedo@medicine.ucsf.edu
What is the Partnership Model?
The model requires assembling a group of partners all interested in attacking the same issue. The model asks four questions:
- Where are we now? (baseline).
- A jumping-off point against which to measure progress
- Where do we want to be? (target)
- Agreement on a single measurable outcome
- Agreement on the what rather than the how
- How will we get there? (multiple strategies)
- No one party owns the answer to "How will we know we are getting there?"
- Allow a wide array of strategies-even competing strategies- to be used by the various partners
- Consider low-cost and no-cost strategies
- How will we know we are getting there? (measures)
- Devise a measurement strategy that includes both process and outcome measures. If measures are moving in the wrong direction, regroup and rethink strategies
How does it differ from other partnerships?
- Loose governance structure
- Emphasizes cross-sector initiatives
- Circumvents hierarchy/no turf battles
- No one party owns the direction
- Encourages self-organizing efforts
- Focus is on a measurable result tied to a vision
- Data not just used to measure progress but also as a motivator
- Focus is on a better use of existing resources (money, time, people)
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Performance Partnerships - An Implementation Plan
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