BSBLDR812 Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships Project

Assessment information

Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:

· where this task should be completed

· how your assessment should be submitted.

Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.

This project requires you to establish one collaborative partnership to achieve specific task objectives. You will determine partnership outcomes, establish the partnership through activity and cultivate partnership performance.

Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills that 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 own business, one you work in or a familiar with, or you can use the case study provided. This will mean that you are applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way to your own situation!

If you choose your own business, your business should have:

· a strategic plan and strategic goals

· policies and procedures for partnership processes and activities already developed

· at least one existing collaborative partnership already established

· a task requiring one new collaborative partnership (for example, expanding your product range, using new sales channels etc.)

· data to assess your partnership (read through Section 3 for more information).

You will need to communicate with stakeholders. Your communication may be either directly with actual stakeholders or fellow students/your assessor can play the roles of relevant people/parties. Communication can be in any appropriate format (e.g., face to face, video conference, email, social media posts) as long as it meets the requirements outlined in the Project Portfolio.

You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you need to take are outlined below.

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If you are using the case study, additional information to complete the steps are contained in the Simulation Pack. If you are using your own organisation, make sure you have the enough information to fulfil the requirements in the Project Portfolio.

Complete Section 1 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:

· describe your organisation

· describe your role in the organisation and explain how your role fits into the broader organisational goals and objectives.

· explain why a new collaborative partnership is required, including the task objectives.

· explain how will your role contribute towards the development and cultivation of the collaborative partnership.

· summarise the legal and organisational requirements for establishing collaborative partnerships and relationships.

· identify and assess potential partners.

· describe all activities that will take place within the partnership, including the required resources.

· conduct a cost-benefit analysis for the potential partnership.

· establish at least three key indicators for evaluating the partnership.

· assess the risk associated with establishing new partnership.

· present your work as a written report.

Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 1.

You are required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 1 of the Project Portfolio.

Submit Section 1 to your assessor.

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For the remainder of the assessment, assume that your recommended partnership has been approved and partnership activities can commence. Make sure you identify a diverse range of stakeholders with potentially competing demand.

Complete Section 2 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:

· summarise stakeholder requirements.

· establish processes to resolve potential conflict in a fair, equitable and collaborative manner between the partners.

· meet with your identified partnership stakeholders to:

o discuss and establish an appropriate communication strategy.

o identify legal frameworks and processes for all required activity within the partnership.

o discuss resource requirements (including any employment requirements).

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This meeting should take 30 minutes. It may take place with actual people who work for/are associated with your chosen organisation. Alternatively, classmates or your assessor may play the role of one or more team members.

This can either be viewed in person by your assessor or you may like to video record the session for your assessor to watch later (as relevant and your assessor is not involved). Your assessor can provide you with more details at this step. Make sure you follow the instructions below and meet the timeframes allocated. If this session is not viewed in person by your assessor, you will attach proof of the meeting to Section 2 of your Project Portfolio.

As part of this meeting, you will be required to engage with stakeholders and lead the discussions using both verbal and non-verbal communication. Make sure you use active listening and questioning to seek the views and opinions of others. As you discuss the communication and resource requirements, show flexibility to meet the competing demands of your stakeholders (as identified in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio.) You will be required to demonstrate a high level of conflict resolution skills. You will be assessed on this.

· create a written document to convey your agreed communication strategy’s context, intent and requirements to a relevant stakeholder.

· allocate resources to accomplish the partnership activity, including managing competing demands.

· plan required feedback and implement reporting systems.

· manage organisational transformation.

· implement at least one strategy to ensure staff commitment and contribution to the new partnership.

Make sure you have answered all questions in Section 2.

You are required to attach certain documents as part of your evidence – review the documents you need to attach as outlined in Section 2 of the Project Portfolio.

Submit Section 2 to your assessor.

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Use the work you completed in Section 1 and 2 of your Project Portfolio and if relevant, the additional information in the Simulation Pack to help you complete this section.

Complete Section 3 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:

· analyse your reporting system data against the key indicators.

· seek stakeholder input about any improvements that should be made to the partnership, partnership activities and the related reporting systems.

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Communication can take place in any appropriate format as long as it adheres to the requirements in the Project Portfolio.

· implement at least one of your identified improvement requirements to the partnership operations.