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Sharing Your Findings
Once you have collected data to assess how the intervention is performing, you should share that information with key decision makers. In fact, from the outset of the project you should be planning for a final report. Your decision makers will have questions about how well the program met its goals, what the costs were, and how well it can be sustained. The final report is a way to answer questions and work toward sustainment.
Be sure to consider what will constitute value from their perspective...AND if these are similar or difference across different stakeholders. Be sure to know your audience, as that knowledge will help you tailor your message. Some decision makers will be interested in cost-benefit analysis, some in Veteran outcomes, and some in how it would impact the front-line staff. You will be able to identify what is important to your decision makers and stakeholders from interactions with them throughout the implementation process and from simply asking them.
Then you can decide what kind of final report to present – whether it’s a one-page executive summary, a full detailed report, a newsletter, or a power point presentation. You will also be able to identify the best medium to deliver it – whether in a face-to-face meeting, phone, call, or email.
We include here some of the examples that we used to present the final results to our decision makers and stakeholders. These are meant to be used as just that – examples. Feel free to apply these to your results based on your experience and your understanding of your decision makers.
Examples: Final Reports
Review these links to see some of our examples of final reports:
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