Program Mix and DecisionMaking New Program Development: Criteria for Investment Ideas

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Program Mix and Decision-MakingNew Program
Development Criteria for Investment Ideas
The following criteria can be used to analyze
options prior to decision-making
Modified steps
Analyze Investment Idea
Decide on Investment Idea
Generate Investment Idea
Implement Idea

• Fit with Theory of Strategic Plan (TSP)
• Enhances Promotor/Navigator Pathway
• In line with service gaps
• Use outcomes and metrics to help inform
• Use existence of other available services in the
  area to inform need
• Availability of funding
• Organizational capacity
• Organizational effort required to be successful
• Impact on LAYCs external/political image
• Impact on other LAYC programs/strategic plan
• Existence of a strong champion
• Sustainability of funding

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Program Mix and Decision-MakingNew Program
Development Idea Analysis
Once the criteria are agreed upon, we need to
determine the scales for each of them
TIER 1
Fit with TSP
Availability of Funding
TIER 2
Capacity
Effort Required to be successful
Impact on External / Political Image
Impact on Other LAYC Programs
Existence of a Strong Champion
TIER 3
Sustainability of Funding
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