Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness
Organizational readiness is essential for high-quality implementation of innovations (programs, policies, practices, or processes). The R = MC2 heuristic describes three readiness components necessary for implementation—the general functioning of the organization (general capacities), the ability to...
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| author | Amber K. Watson Belinda F. Hernandez Jenny Kolodny-Goetz Timothy J. Walker Andrea Lamont Pam Imm Abraham Wandersman Maria E. Fernandez |
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| description | Organizational readiness is essential for high-quality implementation of innovations (programs, policies, practices, or processes). The R = MC2 heuristic describes three readiness components necessary for implementation—the general functioning of the organization (general capacities), the ability to deliver a particular innovation (innovation-specific capacities), and the motivation to implement the innovation. In this article, we describe how we used the Readiness Building System (RBS) for assessing, prioritizing, and improving readiness and Implementation Mapping (IM), a systematic process for planning implementation strategies, to build organizational readiness for implementation of sexual assault prevention evidence-based interventions (EBIs). While RBS provides an overarching approach for assessing and prioritizing readiness constructs (according to the R = MC2 heuristic; Readiness = Motivation x general Capacity × innovation specific Capacity), it does not provide specific guidance on the development and/or selection and tailoring of strategies to improve readiness. We used the five IM tasks to identify and prioritize specific readiness goals and develop readiness-building strategies to improve subcomponents described in the R = MC2 heuristic. This article illustrates how IM can be used synergistically with the RBS in applied contexts to plan implementation strategies that will improve organizational readiness and implementation outcomes. Specifically, we provide an example of using these two frameworks as part of the process of building organizational readiness for implementation of sexual assault prevention EBIs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-139ecf6143a44f18bc2e33efdb1416f62022-12-22T00:41:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-05-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.904652904652Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational ReadinessAmber K. Watson0Belinda F. Hernandez1Jenny Kolodny-Goetz2Timothy J. Walker3Andrea Lamont4Pam Imm5Abraham Wandersman6Maria E. Fernandez7Wandersman Center, Columbia, SC, United StatesCenter for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United StatesWandersman Center, Columbia, SC, United StatesCenter for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United StatesWandersman Center, Columbia, SC, United StatesWandersman Center, Columbia, SC, United StatesWandersman Center, Columbia, SC, United StatesCenter for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United StatesOrganizational readiness is essential for high-quality implementation of innovations (programs, policies, practices, or processes). The R = MC2 heuristic describes three readiness components necessary for implementation—the general functioning of the organization (general capacities), the ability to deliver a particular innovation (innovation-specific capacities), and the motivation to implement the innovation. In this article, we describe how we used the Readiness Building System (RBS) for assessing, prioritizing, and improving readiness and Implementation Mapping (IM), a systematic process for planning implementation strategies, to build organizational readiness for implementation of sexual assault prevention evidence-based interventions (EBIs). While RBS provides an overarching approach for assessing and prioritizing readiness constructs (according to the R = MC2 heuristic; Readiness = Motivation x general Capacity × innovation specific Capacity), it does not provide specific guidance on the development and/or selection and tailoring of strategies to improve readiness. We used the five IM tasks to identify and prioritize specific readiness goals and develop readiness-building strategies to improve subcomponents described in the R = MC2 heuristic. This article illustrates how IM can be used synergistically with the RBS in applied contexts to plan implementation strategies that will improve organizational readiness and implementation outcomes. Specifically, we provide an example of using these two frameworks as part of the process of building organizational readiness for implementation of sexual assault prevention EBIs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.904652/fullimplementation scienceorganizational readinessimplementation strategiesimplementation mappingchange management |
| spellingShingle | Amber K. Watson Belinda F. Hernandez Jenny Kolodny-Goetz Timothy J. Walker Andrea Lamont Pam Imm Abraham Wandersman Maria E. Fernandez Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness Frontiers in Public Health implementation science organizational readiness implementation strategies implementation mapping change management |
| title | Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness |
| title_full | Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness |
| title_fullStr | Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness |
| title_short | Using Implementation Mapping to Build Organizational Readiness |
| title_sort | using implementation mapping to build organizational readiness |
| topic | implementation science organizational readiness implementation strategies implementation mapping change management |
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