Introduction to Implementation Toolkits
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
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: Define
If 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: Engage
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: Assess
- Create or adapt Assessment Tools that are helpful in determining human and capital resources and organizational readiness for implementation. For help, use theOrganizational 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: Plan
Generate Planning Tools that may be beneficial to you and others as you begin the implementation proces. 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: Transfer Learning
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: Evaluate
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.
Step 8: Consider Policy Impact
Policy and Procedures may be organized as a separate component in your Implementation Toolkit or they may be integrated into other toolkit components.
Step 9: Consider Fiscal Impact
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.