Lesson 1: Work Plan Components
Components of a Work Plan
To be effective as a communication and program management tool, work plans usually contain eight components, as listed below. Note that if the work plan was developed as part of their application in response to a CDC FOA, that the activities, objectives, and goals will be based on the logic model and/or narrative in their approach.
| Goals | What your grantee wants to accomplish on a broad level. |
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| Measurable Objectives | What the grantee should accomplish within a specific timeframe, specified in measureable terms. Objectives may relate to either the implementation of the program (process objectives) or to the achievement of intended outcomes (outcome objectives). |
| Measures of Success | How progress of the results will be measured. |
| Activities | What must be done to meet the objectives. |
| Data Sources | Tools that will be used to evaluate progress toward meeting the objectives of a work plan. |
| Timeframe | The time expectations to complete activities and accomplish objectives. |
| Key Personnel | Who completes the activities, including the evaluation activities described in the plan. |
| Evaluation | The process (evaluation activities) that will be implemented by the grantee to monitor and assess the grantee’s progress in obtaining the process and outcome objectives. |