Plan
Once your design team is confident about the solution you want to implement, it is time to begin planning how to scale your solution. This means creating road maps, identifying resources, deliverables and milestones.
The planning process laid out in this guidebook is meant to help us to think in a strategic way about what resources we might need to implement our solution. This process will help our team prepare to pitch to potential funders and partners in order to get them excited about getting involved in the project.
Plan
Use the tools and resources in this guidebook to accomplish the goals below. Once your design team has achieved these objectives, you will be in a strong position to advance to the next phase in your design process. Use the reflection tools in the Design Work Journal to evaluate whether your design team is ready to move to the next phase.
Now that you are moving forward with your idea, use the criteria in this phase to reflect on how innovative your solution is
Discuss whether your solution is desirable to your stakeholders and if it is not, how you can improve it
Imagine how to implement your solution sustainably - Are there funds to support the idea? Will the solution create sustained impact?
Reflect on whether your solution is feasible. Will key decision makers (government, donors, management) support the solution? Does the necessary technology exist?
Refine your solution based on the feedback you received from stakeholders and your reflections as a team
Map out the assets of the organization that can be leveraged to support implementation of the solution
Determine the resources your organization needs to secure in order to implement the solution
Plan the implementation strategy and timeline
Overview of Plan phase
Mindsets of Plan phase
- Work together to understand the context
- Look carefully to understand potential problems and opportunities
Overview of Plan phase
The tools in the Plan Phase are designed to help your team to think about how you might implement your solution if you were to receive funding.
At this phase of the design project, you are moving from an idea you are developing to a concept you are working to implement. A concept is a robust idea that has been developed through multiple rounds of prototyping.
Objectives of Plan phase
The goal of this phase is to get your design team aligned around what the next steps are to implement your concept. Also, consider your long-term goals for improving the outcomes for your stakeholders.
At the end of this phase, all team members should be clear on what needs to happen next.
TOOLS for Plan phase
