Prepare To Scale Up

STEPS
BEFORE YOU SCALE UP
  1. Have a vision to scale up from the beginning of the project.
  2. Determine the effectiveness of the approach.
  3. Assess the potential to scale up.
  4. Develop an evaluation plan
  5. Build a consensus to scale up.
  6. Advocate for supportive policies.
AS YOU SCALE UP
  1. Define the roles, relationships and responsibilities of implementing partners.
  2. Secure funding and other resources.
  3. Develop the partners' capacity to implement the program.
  4. Establish and maintain a monitoring and evaluation system.
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  5. Support institutional development for scale.

AS YOU SCALE UP…

STEP 10: Establish and maintain a monitoring and evaluation system.

Program implementers need to meet regularly on the local, regional and national levels to monitor progress, identify problems, develop innovative solutions, strengthen skills and build the team.

It is important to establish participatory systems that provide for regular monitoring of both process and outcome indicators. For example, monthly meetings at the local level, quarterly evaluation and planning sessions at the regional and national levels and periodic checks on specific strategies will help to detect problems as they arise and allow for timely adjustments. Simple instruments and tools to help program teams at each level monitor their progress should be developed with the team members and used to help synthesize information and detect trends over time.