PLACE GUIDE: A PROCESS FOR IMPROVED PLACE-BASED DECISION MAKING SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST


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Understanding the Place approach


Process 7 Partnering to deliver future Place


How do we work together to create the future Place?


Place Framework: Place Narrative & Place Actions


Suggested actions


• Review existing good practice advice on partnering from SFT and the OECD ‘good local partnering guidance’.


• Engage partner organisations on procurement implications now and in the future


• Review governance & resourcing arrangement for Place-based programme: explicit consideration and assessment of routes to deliver. Consider/decide on:


– purpose and expected outcomes of the partnership – governance framework – terms of reference – performance monitored and measured – risk ID and management – roles and functions of each partner


– obligations, responsibilities and capacity of each partner


– balance interests and contributions carefully – make best use of the strengths of partners


• Consider balance of new discrete programme resources vs mainstreaming responsibility across partners


• Draft outline delivery partnership framework for review. Outputs


• Updated Approach (governance & operational framework)


• This should support development of related strategic assessments or, with emerging commentary on partnering and procurement marked by *


(Strategic) • What is the context for this Place initiative?


• What opportunities & challenges are we attempting to address?


• What are the immediate imperatives for change? • Who are the key stakeholders? • What benefits are expected? • What interdependencies does this Place initiative have?*


(Economic) • What groupings of options have been identified? • What options were appraised?


• How has Place Principle been applied to optimise relationships, connections and infrastructure?


• What are the preferred options?*


(Financial) • How could this Place initiative be funded and resourced?*


(Commercial) • How could options be sourced and delivered in partnership?*


(Management) • How will this Place initiative be governed and managed? • How will this initiative engage with stakeholders? • How will this initiative manage and realise benefits?


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Confirming Place


purpose 3


Determining Place resources & governance


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Defining current Place


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Programming activities for future Place


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Partnering to deliver future Place


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Progressing ideas for future Place


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Describing future Place


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