Measuring for Success

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Measuring for Success
Module Eight
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Producing a High Quality Plan The Essential
Components
Evidence-Based
Practical
Teams Regional Plan
Aligned with Vision Goals

• Broadly Supported

• Focused on Regional Economic Development

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Session Overview

• Using Measures to Promote Success
• Tracking Appropriate Measures
• Deliverable Creating a Regional Plan for
  Measuring Success

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Which One Are You?
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Its Personal
Weight
Bank Balance
Your Age
Salary Benefits
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Using ABCs to Promote Success
Refresher ABCs
Success
Conditions
Attitudes, Knowledge and Skills
Behavior
Short-Term
Intermediate
Long-Term
Real Impacts
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Measuring ABCs An Example

• Your team decides to focus on fostering small
  business growth by providing training on
  developing and managing Web-based sales.

Thriving Small Business Sector
Strategy Web Training for Small Business Owners
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Measuring ABCs An Example

• Problem You have conducted the training for five
  years, but small business numbers are static or
  declining.
• Discussion What are some possible points at
  which the strategy failed to produce the desired
  condition?

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Points for Course Correction
Thriving Small Business Sector
Conditions
Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills
Behavior
Web Training for Small Business Owners
Number of New Websites Generating Income
Scores on Post Assessment
Number of Trainings Participants
Number of Websites Started
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CREATING A PLAN TO MEASURE FOR SUCCESS
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Key Questions in Developing a Plan

• What information do we need?
• Does it already exist? OR
• Will we need to gather it?
• Who has access to the information?
• When should we gather? How often?
• How can we gather the information?

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Measurement Plan Template
What you want to measure What information you need Who has the information How you will get the information How often/when you will get the information
Strategies The Strategy The Participants
Attitudes/Knowledge/Skills you want to change
Behavior you want to change
Condition you want to change
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Measurement Plan Feedback

• Any new strategies or steps identified?
• Opportunities for course corrections?
• How will this plan foster success?
• Are measurement responsibilities assigned?
• Additional information needed?

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Keeping Your Eyes on the Goal

• Did the strategies
• Move us closer to achieving our regional goals?
• Make effective use of our regional assets,
  strengths and opportunities?
• Generate additional problems?
• Other thoughts?

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Next Steps

• Finalize regional plan
• Check against High Quality Plan Guidelines
• Present to State Partner Team for feedback and
  guidance
• Submit for Peer Review
• Other thoughts