Peer Review Methodology - Collaborative Learning for City Projects
This peer review method aims to foster teamwork and build strengths through shared knowledge and experiences. Prepare for success by understanding the steps and conducting interviews effectively.
Peer Review Methodology - Collaborative Learning for City Projects
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welcome • Aim to be participative and learn from each other’s knowledge, skills and experiences • “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” • ~ H. Jackson Brown ~ • Questions? – yes please! • Interruptions? – yes please!
What do we want to achieve? • Success for the partner cities and for the INTI cites project needs us all to work as a team • We need to get to know each other before we start to work together – as a team • A team must know its strengths and weaknesses • A team need to know how they will work and what is their game plan • A team needs to know the rules of the game
Where do we start? Reference documents • Benchmark • City's own reports • Methodology • Peer review teams • Dates for peer review visits
How to carry out a peer review Peer Review is a series of simple logical steps set out in the manual….. Nothing to frighten you • Help to understand the steps with a “walk through" section by section
The peer review visit Dates Teams Travel & Hotel Visit programme Who interviews who? Who to interview? Who to meet at a workshop?
The peer review visit • gathering evidence and
Competence + confidence + opportunity= successful peer review
Visit programme • For each interview & workshop (cell in the programme) • Interview number • Venue: Room number • Interviewee ( Name) (Title) (Roles) • Interpreter ( yes/no) • Peers ( Name) (Name) • Interview focus: Administrative Cooperation – Leadership and Ambition Working in Partnership – Evaluation
Preparing for the interview • What is the purpose of the interview? • What am I trying to achieve? • Questions testing your hypothesis • Preparation, preparation, preparation
Questions • Open • Closed • Probing • Leading • Multiple • Marathon • Hypothetical • Periodical behavioural • Classifying • Clarifying • 3-6 key questions in advance • All questions must have reference code: • Theme • Category • Benchmark number • And all answers also have code
Relaxing the person • Meeting and Greeting • Someone to meet them • Introductions • Shaking hands • Process • Explain why we are here • Structure of interview • How long it is likely to take • Confidentiality of process • Note taking Interviewer behaviours • Posture • Eye contact • Tone of voice
Evidence is facts not opinions It is the; • Why • What • Where • When • How Evidence about the gaps, differences and best practice
Collating the evidence What evidence is presented by the post its? • Collate it