How web-based planning and reporting increased timely impact reporting and sharing Extension’s success with constituents Doug Lantagne - UVM Extension Robin Lockerby - UVM Extension Stephen Judd - UNH Cooperative Extension Lisa Townson - UNH Cooperative Extension 2014 National eXtension Conference March 25, 2014 http://lanyrd.com/2014/nexconf/scwhrq/
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How web-based planning and reporting increased timely impact reporting and sharing Extension’s success with constituents
The University of Vermont Extension uses a web-based planning and reporting system for staff to plan their work and report on their activities, accomplishments, and impacts. This system has enhanced the timely reporting of information and has provided staff and administrators with a wealth of data and stories to share with stakeholders and constituents. The Logic Model Planning and Reporting System was developed cooperatively by four New England states and is now being used by seven states in total. With the ability to capture both quantitative and qualitative data, the system serves to bolster accountability, communication, reporting, and program development.
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How web-based planning and reporting increased timely impact reporting and sharing Extension’s
Reporting lets us know what actually happened (often quite different from what was planned)
● Accountability● Evaluation● Communication with stakeholders
A virtuous circle
Logic ModelPlanning and
ReportingSystem
Groups and individuals work together to assess situation, needs, etc. and develop plans and programming to address. Define evaluation measures.
Individuals “buy-in” to plans, customize, and report on what they actually do. Use data for accountability, program development, communicating with stakeholders.
Information is shared with decision makers, funders, stakeholders to communicate the activities and impacts of Extension
Information is used by groups and individuals to assess impacts, modify plans, refine evaluation measures, determine impact, set priorities.
Benefits / Products of system
● Logic Model view of plans● Meets individual needs● Meets team / group / project needs● Stakeholder reporting● Data for visualizations
Faculty use their LM plan in the system to populate their annual union contract.
Individuals can easily create reports of what they did, the impact measures they’ve contributed to, and narratives.
How is the state’s effort distributed across projects?
Logic model view of what was planned and reported
Identifying what’s being accomplished in a specific location.
Commodity groups or participant types are searchable (left). Report shows number and what programming is reaching a particular audience.
Numbers of contacts reported, compared with census data, by county was presented to give a different view of how we were reaching all corners of the state.
A single, centralized system allows for:● Aggregated data● Single source of info● Workflow rules● Awareness● Communicate with stakeholders● Transparency
Outside the system
Having a central planning and reporting system still requires:● Communication and coordination outside of
the system● Raw data needs to be converted to
digestible format● Organizational culture
Using a free form text box during reporting users can list Citations for report out when desired, for example - Annual Review.
Individual effort report - cumulative effort and effort type.
Capture narrative or qualitative information and relate it to outputs, indicators, locations, participants, etc.
Individual Planned vs Reported LM view.
Searching Program Collaborators provides a listing of those working statewide with a collaborator and those activities they are involved with.
Statewide data is easily available by year or date allowing over-time comparison.
DON’T:● Make staff use many different systems● Ask for what you don’t need or won’t use● Expect people to love planning and reporting● Expect change to happen quickly!
What we’ve learned
DO:● Share what you discover / uncover● Use data in meaningful ways● Help individuals see how to use the
information for their own purposes● Create an organizational culture of value of
information, accountability, and set uniform and reasonable expectations
What we’ve learned
DO:● Provide appropriate technical support and
around effective planning and reporting● Be creative to engage users in looking at the
data, spotting issues or inconsistencies, interpreting, etc.