Factor 1

Factor 2

Strategic Partners

• Partner 1
• Partner 2

Mid-Tier Partners

• Partner 3
• Partner 4

Identify potential partners, including current ones, who may have a role to play in improving progress. The identification of root causes impacting progress will often point the way to the types of partners who should be engaged.

The best format is to bullet each partner with a short description of their role.

• Partner 1
• Partner 2
• Partner 3
• Partner 4

Before selecting a strategy or action plan to undertake to turn the curve of the baseline, it is necessary to determine whether what would work to turn the curve is known. And it is important to be sure to explore the full range of options for strategies or action plans. A strategy or action plan may, of course, involve the discontinuation of existing activities as well as the implementation of new ones. And in most cases a strategy or action plan should be multi-year and integrated. The following are criteria to consider in developing options:

• Does the option address one or more of the root causes you have identified?
• Is the proposed option evidence-based?
• Have "no-cost/low-cost" options been developed?
• Is additional research necessary to determine what would work or to identify other options?

Selecting the proposed strategy or action plan involves applying four criteria to each of the options: leverage, feasibility (or reach), specificity, and values.

• Leverage: How strongly will the proposed strategy or action impact progress as measured by the baselines?
• Feasibility (or reach). Is the proposed strategy or action plan feasible? Can it be done?
• Specificity. Is the strategy or action plan specific enough to be implemented? Is there a timeline with deliverables that answers the questions: Who? What? When? Where? How?
• Values. Is the strategy consistent with the values of the community and/or agency?

Once elements of the proposed strategy or action plan are selected, list them in order of priority. The best format is a "bullet" for each element which provides a brief header that is underlined and a brief description of the element. The specificity of your action plan can be outlined in the Actions on the Turn the Curve Template.