CASH Peer ReviewMethod

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

‘Desk review’

Differences and gaps

What direction are they taking?

What are they aiming for?

The peer review visit

DatesTeamsTravel & HotelVisit programmeWho interviews who?Who to interview?Who to meet at a workshop?

The peer review visit

• gathering evidence and

Competence + confidence + opportunity= successful peer review

Who to meet?

Interviews…………?

And workshops………?

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

Record the answers….

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

Making the interviewee feel comfortable

The setting – prison!

Peer Review is a gift

But as with all gifts…..

Evidence is facts not opinions

It is the;• Why• What• Where• When• HowEvidence about the gaps,

differences and best practice

Collating the evidence

What evidence is presented by the post its?• Collate it

Questions?

Thank you and see you soon!