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Global, regional, national and local reports and reporting can offer substantive information and insights on Implementing, Maintaining, Scaling Up and Sustaining (IMSS) programs and approaches. Even the nature of the reports published (research reviews, RCTs, realist reviews, program evaluation, case studies, practice stories or success stories) indicates the priority being assigned to the issue, intervention, multi-intervention program or multi-component approach. By using the elements and frameworks now available on IMSS planning, we can learn much and exchange knowledge across the sectors and communities working on different issues and programs. A draft outline to facilitate these types of analyses and exchanges is presented here. Many examples of global, regional, national and local reports are included in the Bibliography/Toolbox section on this topic.
An outline for understanding and assessing IMSS reports (and for preparing such reports) should include:

the type pf report (research reviews, RCT, realist reviews, program evaluation, case studies, practice stories or success stories)
data sources (surveys. consultations, administrative data, key informant interviews, desk review, inventories etc.)
frequency of reporting (one-time report, on-going - yearly, monthly, etc)
scope of the intended change (intervention/program, multi-intervention program, multi-component approach, change on organizational goals, change in organizational practices, improvements in general organizational, professional or capacities
recipient and purpose of the report (global or national/state authority, local authority, independent research, private or voluntary sector organization, for internal or external accountability, for improvement and planning purposes, for reporting on project funding grant etc.)
type of results in the report (has it reached the target population, is it effective in creating intended outputs or long term outcomes, whether it has been adopted by target staff, settings, institutions, ministries or whole government, whether it is being or has been implemented according to plan, consistently implemented in all intended settings/operational units, has it been costed and funded according to plan, were intended, iterative or adaptations made during delivery, were changes made to the intervention, structures, funding, organizational or professional capacities made over time
was the intervention, program or approach guided by a written IMSS plan from the outset? Was that plan based on published (evidence-based, experience-tested) tool or framework?
did the IMSS process begin with an assessment of the context and capacity of the organization to maintain the change? Was a published (evidence-based, experience-tested)situation assessment tool?
did the report include an assessment of the organizational culture or readiness for change?
was the IMSS plan informed by and positioned within a systems change paradigm?
Were the steps in the IMSS process followed (not necessarily in a sequential manner)? (See the detail under each of these steps by reading the topic summaries in the right hand navigation bar)

         - Did the IMSS process Begin with the End in Mind
            - Was the Process (distribution, dissemination, diffusion) matched with the funding & staffing available and intended outputs/ and
              outcomes?
           - Were size, significance, cost, risks & benefits identified in advance and adjusted as the process developed?
           - Were Traditional IMSS Factors identified, strengthened and used (support from senior leaders, stakeholder involvement, external
             and internal expertise, approval from senior, middle and front-line managers, temporary champions evolving into assigned positions)
   - Were local Barriers, Opportunities anticipated? (key thought leaders, key incidents, local history of the issue and program,
             inter-organizational and inter-personal relationships
          - What Ambiguities, Paradoxes and Dilemmas encountered? Were various "work-arounds" identified and used effectively?
          - Was there a specific plan for the Sustainability of the change developed from the outset?
          - Were critical junctures, stages, plateaus, events identified in advance, planned for and reachd?

Has the change process led to the development of ongoing expertise and staff experience in IMSS processes (new teams and structures, new relationships with external organizations or experts, new, better and ongoing data collection and analysis, new and ongoing relationships with similar organizations, in similar contexts working on similar programs?

This summary was first posted in June 2012. Currently it has been posted as an "excerpt/adaptation", "first draft" or "revised draft" and "first or revised edition" version. The following individuals or organizations have contributed to the development of this topic.
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This summary was first posted in June 2012. Currently it has been posted as an "excerpt/adaptation", "first draft" or "revised draft" and "first or revised edition" version. The following individuals or organizations have contributed to the development of this topic.
We encourage readers to submit comments or suggested edits by posting a comment on the Mini-blog & Discussion Page for this section or posting a comment below:
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Bibliography/Toolbox on
Key research, reports and resources on this topic are highlighted below. Many of the topics in this web site also have extensive bibliographies/toolboxes (BTs) published as separate documents. Click on this web link to access the full version of our Bibliography/Toolbox on this topic. These lists use our outline for these collections that we have developed over several years of curating these materials.

Research	Reports, Resources
Understand the Approach/ Program & Its Effectiveness in Different Contexts on Different Aspects of HPSD, Populations How to Implement, Maintain, Scale Up, Sustain, Build Capacity, Leverage to Support Core Components. How to integrate within Education Systems Use of Ecological/ Systems Approach Research Questions/ KDE Agenda	Understand the Approach/ Program & Its Effectiveness in Different Contexts on Different Aspects of HPSD, Populations How to Implement, Maintain, Scale Up, Sustain, Build Capacity, Leverage to Support Core Components. How to integrate within Education Systems Use of Ecological/ Systems Approach Research Questions/ KDE Agenda

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Here is our list of topics and sub-topics for this section:

- Introduction to this section
- IMSS Overview

Implementing
Maintaining
Scaling Up/Spreading Out
Sustaining

- Rationale & Examples of IMSS Planning

Theories of Change
Widely Used, Effective Examples
IMSS Reports & Reporting
Evidence of Impacts on results, core components or sustainability

- Key Insights

Clarity about terms and processes
Understand the Context/Problem
Organizational Culture & Readiness
Fidelity to What?
Scaling Up or Spreading Out
IMSS in Large, Complex Systems

- The IMSS Process

Begin with the End in Mind
Match Process, Resources & Outomes
Use IMSS Models & Frameworks
Estimate size, significance, cost, risks & benefits
Strengthen Traditional IMSS Factors
Anticipate local Barriers, Opportunities
Work with & within Ambiguities
Plan Specifically for Sustainability
Recognize, reach critical junctures

- How IMSS fits within a Systems Approach
- Current/Future IMSS Knowledge Development

Centres & Networks
Research/Knowledge Agendas
Methodological Issues & Questions
Impacts on System/School Effectiveness
Cost-Benefits/Effectiveness