Ask yourself: Am I facilitating the implementation of an initiative, program or intervention or am I a member of an implementation team that's implementing an initiative, program, or intervention?
Answer: If the answer is yes, you're in the right place!
Ask yourself: If I don't where to start looking for information about implementation, what would be my first step?
Answer: The Facilitator's Guide is a good place to start. It provides a definition of and rationale for implementation and offers some suggested tools for successful implementation.
Ask yourself: How do I start building an Implementation Toolkit from start to finish for my specific project?
Answer: Follow the steps below and you'll be on your way to developing your own implementation toolkit.
STEP 1
Investigate by asking yourself and your colleagues if any materials are already available that can be used to integrate into an Implementation Toolkit.
STEP 2
If the information is not readily available, assemble and construct background and contextual information about the concern you are addressing.
- For help in constructing the background, use the Background Information Template.
- For help in constructing the logic model, use the Logic Model Template.
Hooray! You are now beginning to construct the Definitional Tools section of an Implementation Toolkit.
STEP 3
Assemble and construct Engagement and Communication Tools that can be used in your county or organization to introduce a new initiative, program, or intervention to staff and other stakeholders. Use the Engagement and Communication Tool for help.
STEP 4
Create or adapt Assessment Tools that are helpful in determining human and capital resources and organizational readiness for implementation. For help, use the Organizational Readiness Self-Assessment Tool.
It may also be helpful to determine if one is ready to implement a specific initiative. For help, use the Initiative, Program, or Intervention Readiness Assessment Tool.
STEP 5
Generate Planning Tools that may be beneficial to you and others as you begin the implementation process. Planning Tools could include timelines, action items, to-do lists, and sample meeting agendas.
- For help constructing a timeline, follow an example of a timeline.
- For help in constructing an agenda, use the Meeting Agenda Template.
STEP 6
Develop or adapt Training, Coaching, and Transfer of Learning (TOL) Tools to meet your needs. For help, look at Training, Coaching, and Transfer of Learning (TOL) Tools.
STEP 7
Create an Evaluation Plan that includes who will do what, when, and how. The Evaluation Plan should include the expected outcomes and methods for measuring the outcomes. {Under construction.}
STEP 8
Policy and Procedures may be organized as a separate component in your Implementation Toolkit or they may be integrated into other toolkit components. {Under construction.}
STEP 9
Fiscal/Funding Tools provide information about potential and actual funding streams, recommendations for obtaining funds and suggestions for sustaining and maintaining the initiative program or intervention. {Under construction.}