Turning collected information into action
By this stage a lot of information has been collected and a lot of important insights have been gained that will influence the approach to transition. This stage is about making sense of all the information and integrate it into an overarching strategy that will guide the implementation of the transition.
The aim of this stage is therefore to synthesis the information and develop an overarching strategic plan, a budget/financial plan, and a monitoring and evaluation plan to track effectiveness throughout the implementation stage.
This stage is largely concerned with synthesizing information and formulating plans. Activities that may occur during this stage include:
- Using the Transitioning Models of Care Assessment Tool to synthesis information collected from assessments, stakeholder engagements and systems surveying to:
- Identify risks that need to be managed
- Identify key opportunities
- Formulate a list of strategic actions
- Determine the right end goal - full transition or safe closure/divestment
- Rate the overall risk and readiness for transition
- Determine the appropriate starting point for implementation
- Cost modelling/ cost projection analysis to estimate the potential costs of transition throughout the implementation phase
- Identifying ways to fund spike costs associated with transition
- Planning meetings/ participatory planning sessions, including with young people in care, to develop the strategic plan and any associated action plans.
- Determining the appropriate time to begin to explore post transition programming
- Forming a committee to help guide the transition process
Elements that may need to be included in a strategic plan are:
- Stakeholder engagement, consultation and communication
- Risk mitigation strategies and responses
- Pre-determining triggers warranting exploration of divestment (for donors)
- Organizational and governance strengthening activities and goals
- Human resources, staff training and capacity development
- Technical support and partnerships
- Developing the social work case management practice framework
- Service mapping
- Community level sensitization and awareness raising
- Supervision framework and monitoring
- Budget and fundraising strategy
- Monitoring and evaluation framework
Key milestones associated with this stage are, the organization and/or technical support provider have:
- Developed a comprehensive strategic plan to guide the transition. This may include post transition programming if the organisation was well positioned to conduct necessary assessments and analysis prior to commencing the implementation phase of transition (see phase three)
- Developed a budget for the transition
- Formulated a training and development plan for practitioners/staff
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