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A strong work plan clearly articulates how to achieve the mission and goals of the collaboration. The work plan will allow the organizations in the collaboration to initiate collaborative processes with straightforward strategies. The work plan should explain how to accomplish the objectives of your collaboration. It should include:

  • Key activities;
  • Who is responsible for the key activities;
  • Resources necessary for accomplishment, including both what is available and what is needed;
  • A timeline;
  • Potential barriers to accomplishment;
  • A communications plan; and
  • A description of the final product(s). 

Once established, the work plan should be distributed to all members of the collaboration and displayed in a central area. The work plan will be an important tool to have at meetings, and may be adapted and improved as the collaborative process unfolds.

Below is a work plan template that can serve as a foundation for your collaboration’s work plan. In this template, the elements relating to how to accomplish objectives are listed in a chart format; when creating your own work plan, you may choose to compose it in a narrative format.

Availability:

Action Plan Template (Word file)

Action Plan Template (PDFfile)

Action Plan Template (Text file)

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