BSBLDR812 Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships Project

Assessmentinformation

Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in AppendixAof theBusinessWorksStudentUserGuide.Refertotheappendixforinformationon:

wherethistaskshouldbecompleted

howyour assessmentshouldbesubmitted.

Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. AtemplateisprovidedinAppendixBoftheStudentUser Guide.However, ifyourRTOhasprovidedyouwith anassessmentcoversheet,pleaseensure thatyouusethat.

This project requires you to establish one collaborative partnership to achievespecifictaskobjectives.Youwilldeterminepartnershipoutcomes,establishthepartnershipthroughactivityandcultivate partnership performance.

Vocationaleducationandtrainingisallaboutgaininganddevelopingpracticalskillsthat are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career.For this reason, we are giving you the choice to base this project on your ownbusiness, one you work in or a familiar with, or you can use the case studyprovided. This will mean that you are applying your knowledge and skills in arelevant,practical andmeaningfulway toyour ownsituation!

Ifyouchooseyourownbusiness,yourbusinessshouldhave:

astrategicplanandstrategicgoals

policiesandproceduresforpartnershipprocessesandactivitiesalreadydeveloped

atleastoneexistingcollaborativepartnershipalreadyestablished

ataskrequiringonenewcollaborativepartnership(for example,expandingyourproductrange,using newsaleschannelsetc.)

datatoassessyourpartnership(readthroughSection 3formoreinformation).

You will need to communicate with stakeholders. Your communication may beeither directly with actual stakeholders or fellow students/your assessor can playthe roles of relevant people/parties. Communication can be in any appropriateformat(e.g., faceto face,videoconference,email,socialmedia posts)aslong asitmeetstherequirements outlined intheProjectPortfolio.

YouwillbecollectingevidenceforthisunitinaProjectPortfolio.Thestepsyouneed totakeareoutlinedbelow.

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Ifyouare usingthecasestudy,additionalinformationtocompletethesteps arecontained in the Simulation Pack. If you are using your own organisation, makesure you have the enough information to fulfil the requirements in the ProjectPortfolio.

CompleteSection1 ofyour ProjectPortfolio.Todothis,youneedto:

describeyourorganisation

describeyourroleintheorganisationandexplainhowyourrolefitsintothebroader organisational goals andobjectives.

explainwhyanewcollaborativepartnershipisrequired,includingthetaskobjectives.

explainhowwillyourrolecontributetowardsthedevelopmentandcultivationofthecollaborativepartnership.

summarisethelegalandorganisationalrequirementsforestablishingcollaborativepartnerships andrelationships.

identifyandassesspotentialpartners.

describeallactivitiesthatwilltakeplacewithinthepartnership, includingtherequiredresources.

conductacost-benefitanalysisforthepotentialpartnership.

establishatleastthreekey indicatorsfor evaluatingthepartnership.

assesstheriskassociatedwithestablishingnewpartnership.

presentyourworkasawrittenreport.

MakesureyouhaveansweredallquestionsinSection 1.

You are required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence review thedocumentsyou needto attachasoutlinedinSection1 oftheProject Portfolio.

SubmitSection1toyourassessor.

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Fortheremainderoftheassessment,assumethatyourrecommendedpartnershiphas been approved and partnership activities can commence. Make sure youidentify adiverserangeofstakeholderswith potentiallycompetingdemand.

CompleteSection2 ofyour ProjectPortfolio.Todothis,youneedto:

summarisestakeholderrequirements.

establishprocessestoresolvepotentialconflictinafair,equitableandcollaborativemanner betweenthepartners.

meetwithyour identifiedpartnershipstakeholdersto:

odiscussandestablishanappropriatecommunicationstrategy.

oidentifylegalframeworksandprocessesfor allrequiredactivitywithinthepartnership.

odiscussresourcerequirements(includinganyemploymentrequirements).

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Thismeetingshouldtake30minutes.Itmaytake placewithactualpeoplewhowork for/are associated with your chosen organisation. Alternatively,classmatesoryourassessormayplaytheroleofone ormoreteammembers.

This can either be viewed in person by your assessor or you may like to videorecord the session for your assessor to watch later (as relevant and yourassessor is not involved). Your assessor can provide you with more details atthis step. Make sure you follow the instructions below and meet thetimeframesallocated.Ifthissessionisnotviewedinpersonbyyourassessor,youwillattach proofof themeeting to Section 2ofyourProjectPortfolio.

As part of this meeting, you will be required to engage with stakeholders andlead the discussions using both verbal and non-verbal communication. Makesure you use active listening and questioning to seek the views and opinionsof others. As you discuss the communication and resource requirements,show flexibility to meet the competing demands of your stakeholders (asidentified in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio.) You will be required todemonstrate a high level of conflict resolution skills. You will be assessed onthis.

createawrittendocumenttoconveyyouragreed communicationstrategyscontext, intentandrequirements toarelevantstakeholder.

allocateresourcestoaccomplishthepartnershipactivity,includingmanagingcompetingdemands.

planrequiredfeedbackandimplementreportingsystems.

manageorganisationaltransformation.

implementatleastonestrategytoensurestaffcommitmentandcontributiontothenewpartnership.

Makesureyouhave answeredallquestions in Section2.

You are required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence review thedocumentsyou needto attachasoutlinedinSection2 oftheProject Portfolio.

SubmitSection2toyourassessor.

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Use the work you completed in Section 1 and 2 of your Project Portfolio and ifrelevant,theadditionalinformationintheSimulation Packtohelpyoucompletethissection.

CompleteSection3 ofyourProjectPortfolio.Todothis,youneedto:

analyseyour reportingsystemdataagainstthekey indicators.

seek stakeholder input about any improvements that should be made to thepartnership, partnership activitiesandtherelatedreporting systems.

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Communicationcantakeplaceinanyappropriateformataslongasitadherestotherequirementsinthe ProjectPortfolio.

implementatleastoneofyouridentifiedimprovementrequirementstothepartnershipoperations.