Program Implementation Courses

About this learning path...

The capacity for program implementation is an organization's ability to effectively manage the quality of program implementation (direct service and/or advocacy efforts.)

Full participation in this certificate is applicable for 3 points in Category 1.B Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

What You Will Learn

How we define "programs" and "implementation" using implementation science.

The importance of community-defined evidence in understanding program implementation.

Four phases of program implementation: exploration, installation, initial implementation, and full implementation.

The role that an evaluative culture plays in implementation success, and how tools like the Quality Implementation Tool help.

How the behavioral insights implementation process model can support our improved program implementation.

Using the Implementation Stages Planning Tool and the Hexagon Tool to activate this important capacity and determine fit and feasibility.

Using the BSQ goal-setting model to establish behavioral and results goals.

Four ways to get your team on board and excited about building this important capacity.

Who is this learning path for?

The principals of program implementation can be applied directly to those who are involved in program design and delivery as well as those seeking funding for programs and responsible for program evaluation and research. For non-program team members, you'll find the models within to complement your work in the richer understanding that you'll gain about community-designed evidence, evaluation models, and the motivations behind implementation science.

This learning path explores the following Korn Ferry competencies: