Strategy Toolkit Checklist

Initiation - Setting the Context

At this stage you will consider factors that together set the context for development. These areas are interlinked, and will influence each other.

Step 1

Why is this piece of work being developed?

 

 

Step 2

What are the boundaries of the piece of work?

 

 

Step 3

Who are your stakeholders?

 

 

Step 4

How does this fit with national and local priorities?

 

 

 

Background Work

This part is about, having established the scope and involvement in the process, planning that process.

Step 5

What is the timescale for design and implementation, including key milestones?

 

 

Step 6

What sources of evidence are there?

 

 

 

Step 7

How and when will you involve customers and stakeholders in development and how will you feed back to them?

 

 

 

Identifying the Issues and Establishing a Vision, Objectives and Actions

Step 8

What are the key issues affecting the piece of work?

 

Step 9

What are your specific objectives (SMARTER)?

 

Step 10

What different options have you identified?

 

 

Step 11

Have you identified what information you will need and how it will be collected and monitored?

 

 

Step 12

Have you recorded everything you have done so far?

 

Step 13

How will you communicate the completed document and proposed implementation - to SIC, delivery partners, stakeholders and the general public?

 

 

Step 14

What is your plan for delivery?