Table 1 Selected Guiding Questions from the CW model chosen for the evaluation of the ESTHER-MAGNET partnership
Success factors of CW model | Selected guiding questions |
|---|---|
Strategy | â–ª What is the mutually agreed and defined common goal? â–ª Which strategic options to reach the goal? â–ª How can the partnership make use of strengths? â–ª What can the partnership contribute to alleviate weaknesses? â–ª What opportunities and energy for change is available? |
Cooperation | â–ª Who are the relevant actors? â–ª Which mandate, roles and interests have the stakeholders? â–ª Are resources sufficient to reach the objectives? â–ª How to deal with conflicts and asymmetries of power within the cooperation system? â–ª Which comparative advantages make the cooperation system to an attractive partner? |
Steering | â–ª Are there measurable indicators for decision in steering of the partnership? â–ª What would be an appropriate monitoring system? â–ª How are decisions for resource allocation negotiated, agreed and implemented? â–ª Is there an operational plan for the strategic concept? â–ª How can the steering structure be modelled to enrich the cooperative culture? |
Processes | â–ª Which are the relevant processes in the area of activity (hospital) and how are they organized? â–ª How is the relation between central processes for performance, cooperation learning, steering and support and what are strengths and weaknesses? â–ª Can the change processes serve as model solutions? |
Learning and Innovation | â–ª Are there explicit learning objectives in the project? â–ª Which are the learning needs with regard to various levels of human capacity development? â–ª Is there competence in the partnership to develop sustainable cooperation, decision making and processes? â–ª How can it be assured that learning occurs from the concrete activities in the partnership? â–ª How does the partnership support continuous learning processes by various mechanisms (selection, variation, stabilization)? â–ª How are learning experiences prepared and documented? |