This report and examines inter-institutional collaborations and what makes them reach, exceed, or fail their potential to deliver long term value and benefits to participants.
The accompanying guide has recommendations to assist inter-Institutional collaborative group to think about how to manage the collaborative experience, and shares common traits of successful project teams and sustainable communities of practice.
Resource download:
Getting on: A Guide to Good Practice in Inter-Institutional Collaborative Projects (PDF, 3Mb)
Report | Critical Success Factors in Inter-Institutional Project Collaborations (PDF, 1Mb)

Background:
A one-year project, completed in 2015, to evaluate collaboration experiences within multi-organisation projects with the purpose of determining the factors that contribute to successful project teams and sustainable communities of practice. A collaboration of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Wellington Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic.
Resources prepared by Cath Fraser, Judith Honeyfield, Fiona Breen, Mervyn Protheroe and Victor Fester.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)