In the case of the federal government or Illinois state government, this project may focus on a collaboration between two or more agencies.

Intergovernmental Management (PA 5 61 ) Collaborative Public Management Project (Revised 11/2 9/16) This assignment requires the identification, explanation, and analysis of a service or policy collaboration between two or more governments. In the case of the federal government or Illinois state government, this project may focus on a collaboration betwe en two or more agencies. The objective of this assignment is for you to identify the collaboration, explain its objectives and the background that encouraged the effort, its structure and partners, and provide an assessment/analysis of its effectiveness to ward meeting these objectives. This assignment requires in -person interviews with people directly involved in the collaboration from both sides of the effort. You must obtain approve of the topic for the assignment from me, but I do not require that you seek approval of the specific people you interview for the assignment. I encourage you to prepare questions in a dvance of the interview, request their permission to record the interview to improve your ability to retain critical information, and to solicit materials from them related to the collaboration. I encourage you to spend at least 45 minutes with each interv iewee . Th e report should be 10 -15 pages and include the following sections: 1. Introduction (1 page maximum)  Be sure to include 2-3 sentences outlining how the content of the report is organiz ed. 2. Collaboration in Brief (2-4 pages maximum)  Be sure to focus specifically on the collaboration activities and the structure used t o support it. If there is a contract, explain the m ajor elements of it. If it is a grant program, explain eligibility requirements and obligations on each side. If there is a new organization created, explain its revenue sour ces and governance structure. 3. Initial Objectives and Obstacles (2-3 pages maximum) 4. Assessment (2-3 pages maximum) 5. Lessons Learned (3-4 pages maximum)  I encou rage you to organize this discussion into terms of the less ons, which each one serving a subheading . References and appendix should follow and are not included in the page number counts. Content requirements for each section are outlined in the grading rubric. The organization of the content within each section is up to you. Subheadings will be helpful to you in organizing the content within the sections. If documentation is available outlining the purpose, participants, and obligations of the collaboration, p lease include it in the appendix. Section 2 should include only a brief summary of information necessary for the reader to understand the other sections of the report . Extensive detail about the collaboration is better placed in an appendix. Please include information about the interviewees in the reference section using standa rd reference formats. Direct quotes fro m interviewees should be enclosed in quotation marks. Paraphrasing can be referenced using in -text citations or by including the person’s name in the sentence (e.g., Sally Smith indicated that ….). Include a table that lists name, position , and organization for each interviewee.