BSBLDR812
Develop And Cultivate Collaborative
Partnerships And Relationships
Student Assessment Task 1 - Project
Student Name:
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Student Assessment Task 1: Project
Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of
activities and completing and submitting a project portfolio.
You will need access to:
your learning resources and other information for reference
Project Portfolio template
Simulation Pack (if you need a case study).
Ensure that you:
review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the Business Works Student User
Guide
comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
adhere with OC’s submission guidelines
answer all questions completely and correctly
submit work, which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
submit a completed cover sheet with your work (not required if using LMS)
avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Assessment information
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Please refer to the case study (Simulation Pack) provided to complete this task. You
may use your own workplace simulation as well if you are working in the industry. You
will need to use the Project Portfolio template and submit it upon completion for task 1.
Please submit:
Completed Project Portfolio.
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Activities
Complete the following activities:
1. Carefully read the following:
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.
2. Preparation
Make sure you are familiar with the organisation you are basing this assessment on and have read
through the necessary background information. For the case study business, this is all of the
documents included in the Simulation Pack. If it’s your own business or a business where you are
working or are familiar with, have your business or case study approved by your assessor.
Complete Page 4 of your Project Portfolio for this unit.
Read through the requirements of Section 1, 2 and 3 of your Project Portfolio.
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If you are using the case study, additional information to complete the steps are contained in the
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Simulation Pack. If you are using your own organisation, make sure you have the enough
information to fulfil the requirements in the Project Portfolio.
3. Determine partnership outcomes
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.
For the remainder of the assessment, assume that your recommended partnership has been
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approved and partnership activities can commence. Make sure you identify a diverse range of
stakeholders with potentially competing demand.
4. Establish partnership through activity
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.
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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).
This meeting should take 30 minutes. It may take place with actual people who work for/are
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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.
5. Cultivate partnership performance
i 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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i 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.
6. Submit your completed Project Portfolio
Make sure you have completed all sections of your Project Portfolio, answered all questions,
provided enough detail as indicated and proofread for spelling and grammar as necessary.
Remember to submit all necessary attachments as indicated.
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Assessment Task 1: Checklist (To be filled out if not using LMS)
Student’s name:
Completed
successfully? Comments
Did the student: Yes No
Determine partnership outcomes by:
describing the vision, mission, purpose
and values of your organisation.
listing the strategic objectives and goals
of your organisation.
explaining how their role fits into the
broader organisational goals and
objectives.
explaining why a new collaborative
partnership is required, including the task
objectives.
explaining how will their role contribute
towards the development and cultivation
of the collaborative partnership.
summarising the legal and organisational
requirements for establishing
collaborative partnerships and
relationships, including:
o legislation
o standards/codes
o policies and procedures
o strategic plan.
identifying and assessing potential
partners, including:
o choosing an appropriate partner
according to task and strategic
objectives.
o describing at least three techniques
that may be used to cultivate a
collaborative partnership with your
chosen partner.
describing all activities that will take
place within the partnership, including
the required resources.
conducting a cost-benefit analysis for the
potential partnership.
establishing at least three key indicators
for evaluating the partnership.
assessing the risk associated with
establishing new partnership.
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presenting their work as a written report.
Establish partnership through activity by:
summarising stakeholder requirements,
including:
o identifying at least two internal
stakeholders and at least one
external stakeholder.
o summarising any relevant
stakeholder requirements or
demands.
o explaining how emotional
intelligence is relevant for the
specific stakeholder and how it can
be used for individual and
partnership’s effectiveness.
o for each stakeholder, identifying
appropriate communication
conventions and protocols for how
they should communicate to/with
them.
o for each stakeholder, identifying
strategies to ensure commitment
and contribution to the partnership.
establishing processes to resolve
potential conflict in a fair, equitable and
collaborative manner between the
partners.
describing at least three potential
communication techniques for fostering
the partnership and conducting
stakeholder consultations.
meeting with at least one internal and one
external stakeholder 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).
o lead the discussions using both
verbal and non-verbal
communication.
o seek the views and opinions of
others.
o meet the competing demands of
your stakeholders.
creating a written document to convey
their agreed communication strategy’s
context, intent and requirements to a
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relevant stakeholder.
allocating resources to accomplish the
partnership activity, including managing
competing demands.
planning required feedback and
implement reporting systems.
managing organisational transformation,
including:
o a summary of two models/methods
that may be used to manage
organisational change.
o a description of at least one change
that must take place due to your
new partnership.
o an explanation of how they will
manage the change.
o implementing at least one strategy
to ensure staff commitment and
contribution to the new partnership.
Cultivate partnership performance by:
analysing reporting system data against
the key indicators.
seeking stakeholder input about any
improvements that should be made to the
partnership, partnership activities and the
related reporting systems.
implementing at least one identified
improvement requirements to the
partnership operations.
Task outcome: Satisfactory Not Yet Satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:
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