Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop a process for overseeing plan development
- Confirm appropriateness of health issue that is being planned for
- Select appropriate strategies to achieve goal(s)/objectives
- Clearly identify program goal(s) and objectives
- Identify strategies most likely to fulfil project goal(s) and objectives on the basis of available literature and suitability, effectiveness, reach and acceptability to stakeholders and target group
- Ensure strategy activities are logically sequenced and are consistent with time frame and resources available
- Plan evaluation
- Select an evaluation design that is appropriate to the goal and objectives and resources available
- Identify measures of project goal and objectives and develop protocols for their collection
- Identify methods of monitoring and recording aspects of strategy implementation such as reach/exposure, acceptability/satisfaction and quality of materials
- Outline proposed evaluation report purpose, format and content on the basis of consultation with stakeholders
- Plan project budget
- Identify costs of implementing strategy and evaluation and monitoring
- Investigate and assess sources of project funding
- Identify sources of personnel to meet the human resource requirements, taking into consideration their skills and knowledge base
- Identify sources of non-human resources such as meeting rooms, information resources and training materials
- Ensure resources required are prepared/ready for use
- Develop or source resources for strategy implementation (e.g. protocols, training packages, written materials) and test to ensure acceptability and suitability to the needs of the target group
- Brief staff or individuals involved in the project on the programme rationale, procedures and the role they will play and ensuring they develop the skills required for the fulfilment of that role
- Develop a dissemination plan