1.- Outcomes and Accountability: Have short term and long term outcomes been clearly defined? Is there a way to track and monitor their progress?

2.- Bridging Organizational Cultures: What are the missions and organizational cultures of the participating parties? Have parties agreed on common terminology and definitions?

3.-  Leadership: How will leadership be sustained over the long term? If leadership is shared, have roles and responsibilities been clearly identified and agreed upon.

4.- Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities: Have participating parties clarified roles and responsibilities?

5.- Participants: Have all relevant participants been included? Do they have the ability to commit resources?

6.- Resources: How will the collaborative mechanism be funded and staffed? Have online collaboration tools been developed?

7.-  Written Guidance and Agreements: If appropriate, have parties documented their agreement regarding how they will be collaborating? Have they developed ways to continually update and monitor these agreements?

When collaboration fails