Partnership

Challenges and
Evaluations
Challenges we face to Sustain Effective
Partnerships, and ideas on its Monitoring
and Evaluation process.

SUBSTANTIVE
RELATIONSHIP-ORIENTED
TURF BATTLES
POLICIES AND DISPUTES
COMMUNITY
Financial, strategic, or Leader compatibility, degree of Among stakeholders, Intellectual property, ISSUES

technical issues trust, joint problem-solving clashes between disputes over private sector Ups and downs of
capacity, or conflict resolution different organizational engagement, inappropriate community politics, and
ability cultures staffing and role assignments member burnout

Challenges to Sustain Partnerships

HELPS FORMAL
PARTNERS PERFORMANCE
ANTICIPATE MANAGEMENT
8 1
ADAPT TO
COMPETITIVE/ HEALTH OF
THE WORKING
REGULATORY 7 2
ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIP
CHANGES
SOLUTIONS TO

MONITOR &
EVALUATE IDENTIFY
EXPAND OR
SHIFT THE SIMMERING
PARTNER
6 3 CONFLICT
RELATIONSHIP

IDENTIFY
REDUCE NEGATIVE
5 4 ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFECTS OF
BARRIERS
DOWNSIZING

100%
Partnership Fuels Your
Growth Engine
Water Utility in Africa
• The partnership to help urban water utilities in
Africa helped organizational restructuring to
match organizational objectives and mission

• Tailored management information systems

(MISs) incorporating set objectives and
targets.

• Application of financial modeling to strategic

planning

• Better UfW reduction planning

• Increased capacity of utility managers

75% 57% 55% 44%

Would consider Use partnerships to

Partnership Automation Acquire Customers

Want to be more Seek alliances for New

Strategic and Targeted Ideas, Insight, and
Innovation