Are our programs having the Impact we want? Do program Finances justify a program’s viability? How can we identify strengths and weaknesses?
Executive Directors are striving to cope with shrinking budgets. If programs must be cut or curtailed, what approach helps with decision making? Management Consulting Services (MCS) has developed a process and tools for program analysis. Executive Directors, and their Boards, have found the MCS approach to be helpful.
Step 1. Develop Program Assessment Criteria
The process begins with definition of the criteria to be used in evaluating programs. Recently, an MCS client agreed to the following criteria for its programs:
