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Step 4: Strategy Implementation

This learning module explores the process of developing an action plan, emphasizing the involvement of internal stakeholders at various levels. It covers topics such as preparing a financial plan, mobilizing resources, and designing a monitoring and evaluation system.

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Step 4: Strategy Implementation

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  1. Step 4: Strategy Implementation

  2. Learning Objectives • Understand the elements and benefits of developing an action plan • Value the involvement of internal stakeholders at different levels in the development of an action plan

  3. Strategy Implementation • Developing an action plan • Preparing financial plan • Mobilizing resources • Designing a monitoring and evaluation system Budgeting, Gantt chart

  4. Action Plan Defined What is the activity? What Who is the person responsible for seeing that the activity is carried out? Who How What resources are necessary? By what date should the activity be completed? When Where Where will the activity take place?

  5. Implementation of Strategy Entails… • Building sector capacities to implement the strategy successfully • Allocating sufficient resources • Establishing strategy supportive policies

  6. Implementation of Strategy Entails… • Establishing best practices and programs for continuous improvement • Installing support systems • Creating a strategy-supportive culture • Exerting strategic leadership

  7. Developing an Action Plan • Developing and sequencing activities • Breaking strategic interventions into activities, and sequencing the interventions and activities • Assigning responsibility • Developing a time schedule

  8. Developing an Action Plan • Calculating and assigning needed resources • Developing a financial plan • Ensuring a comprehensive reporting & monitoring system • Ensuring needed mid-course correction

  9. Develop and Sequence Activities What What is the activity? Who is the person responsible for seeing that the activity is carried out? Who

  10. Developing a Time Schedule – Gantt Chart

  11. Calculating and Assigning Needed Resources • Identify resource requirements for each strategic intervention and activity • Information and technology • Personnel and training • Support resources: supplies, storage, vehicle • Facilities and equipment • Procedures: operational guidelines, administrative procedures

  12. Developing a Financial Plan • Determine required inputs • Calculate cost of inputs • Identify sources of revenue • Prepare a 3-5 year plan and budget estimates

  13. Ensuring a Sound Reporting & Monitoring System • Constantly evaluate performance • Monitor situation & decide how well things are going • Make necessary adjustments

  14. Ensuring Needed Mid-course Correction • Corrective adjustments can entail • Altering long-term direction • Redefining the operations • Raising or lowering performance objectives • Modifying the strategy • Improving strategy execution

  15. Implementation of a National-level Action Plan • Coordinating agencies • Action plans for national, subnational, and organizational levels • Involvement of decision makers and implementers at all levels

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