This document discusses indicators of successful partnerships and provides guidance on launching, maintaining, and sustaining partnerships. It emphasizes the importance of clarity of vision and purpose, commitment from partners, effective communication, and embedding partnerships into existing structures. Metrics for tracking partnership success include evidence that the partnership enhanced access, pedagogy, and was responsive to emerging needs. Successful "collabornauts" make connections between partners, introduce groups, and build relationships to benefit from combined resources.

1. Partnership: Success indicators Or Leveraging OIT Resources for Student/Faculty/Staff Success November 21, 2007

3. Think of a current partnership. What one adjective comes to mind?

6. Think of a current need. Why partner in addressing this need?

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9. Name a current OIT partnership. How did it begin?

20. Consider a current OIT partnership. At what point are we in the process? Launch Consortium Clarity Commitment Clear contribution Champion Communication Capacity for collaborating Maintain Mutual trust Responsiveness Patience Commitment Perseverance Communication Understanding of intellectual property rights Sustain Embedding into current structure Income / resources Agreements

21. Name “signature” OIT partnerships. How are we tracking success?

23. 1. Responsive to 2. Engaged with 3. Integrated into OIT as responder to unit requests OIT as ongoing participant in the unit’s (or initiative’s) development Unit automatically draws on OIT resources OIT as independent actor/cooperator OIT as partner Unit collaborates with OIT for mutual benefit (alliance) OIT asks how it can be of help Unit relies on services that OIT makes regularly available Unit integrates resources from OIT and other university resources OIT boundaries are maintained; exceptions made sometimes OIT develops ongoing partnerships with other organizations as a way to further support the unit OIT and Unit organizational boundaries are blurred so the two systems act as one Unit brings ideas to OIT New initiatives begin in the unit with OIT fully participating OIT assumes new roles to address unmet needs