Program Prioritization in Human Services Template

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Efficiently manage and prioritize your human services programs using the Quadrants method. This template guides you through identifying, categorizing, and prioritizing programs based on their importance and urgency.

By following this step-by-step process, you can ensure that critical programs receive the attention they need, facilitating better resource allocation and improved service delivery.

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Use the Quadrants method to prioritize human services programs by importance and urgency.

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Proposed Tasks

Critical and Immediate

  • Evaluate success of changes
    ☐ Evaluate success of changes in Q1 programs ☐ Evaluate success of changes in Q2 programs ☐ Evaluate success of changes in Q3 programs ☐ Evaluate success of changes in Q4 programs
  • Identify all service programs
    ☐ List all service programs ☐ Identify the target audience for each program ☐ Identify the impact of each program
  • Share prioritized list with stakeholders
    ☐ Create a report of the prioritized programs ☐ Present the report to stakeholders ☐ Get feedback from stakeholders

Important but not Immediate

  • Adjust priorities based on feedback
    ☐ Revise the prioritized list based on stakeholder feedback ☐ Update the report
  • Categorize programs by impact
    ☐ Group programs by their impact on the community ☐ Identify key factors that determine a program's impact
  • Report on success of changes
    ☐ Create a report on the success of the changes ☐ Present the report to stakeholders

Less Important but Immediate

  • Categorize programs by urgency
    ☐ Group programs by their urgency ☐ Identify key factors that determine a program's urgency
  • Implement changes based on prioritized list
    ☐ Plan changes for Q1 programs ☐ Plan changes for Q2 programs ☐ Plan changes for Q3 programs ☐ Plan changes for Q4 programs

Less Important and not Immediate

  • Monitor implementation of changes
    ☐ Monitor changes in Q1 programs ☐ Monitor changes in Q2 programs ☐ Monitor changes in Q3 programs ☐ Monitor changes in Q4 programs
  • Prioritize programs using the Eisenhower method
    ☐ Apply the Eisenhower method to the categorized programs ☐ Identify programs that are important and urgent (Q1) ☐ Identify programs that are important but not urgent (Q2) ☐ Identify programs that are less important but urgent (Q3) ☐ Identify programs that are less important and not urgent (Q4)