Engage Partners: Overview

Engage Partners: Overview

Module 1 Overview
Unit 1
Overview 
Module 2 Introduction
Unit 1
What is the Data Modernization Initiative? 
Unit 2
Modernization at the Health Department 
Module 3 Instructions
Unit 1
How to use this Toolkit 
Module 4 Establish a Data Modernization Team
Unit 1
Establish a Data Modernization Team 
Module 5 Engage Partners
Unit 1
Engage Partners: Overview 
Unit 2
Step 1: Identify Partners 
Unit 3
Step 2: Plan Partner Communication (strategic outreach) 
Unit 4
Step 3: Conduct Outreach 
Module 6 Make the Value Case
Unit 1
Make the Value Case: Overview 
Unit 2
What is a Value Case? 
Unit 3
Why Create a Value Case? 
Module 7 Build Strategic Sustainability for Data Modernization
Unit 1
Build Strategic Sustainability for Data Modernization: Overview 
Unit 2
Technology Development and Acquisition 
Unit 3
Workforce Development 
Unit 4
Process and Procedures 
Unit 5
Funding 
Module 8 Assess Current State and Opportunities
Unit 1
Assess Current State and Opportunities: Overview 
Unit 2
Understand the Data Life Cycle 
Unit 3
Find Ways to Create Redundancy 
Unit 4
Assess Governance and Policy 
Unit 5
Review DMI Self-assessment Results 
Unit 6
Catalogue Potential Data Modernization Projects 
Module 9 Prioritize Projects
Unit 1
Prioritize Projects: Overview 
Unit 2
Prioritization Process 
Unit 3
Who Should Prioritize? 
Unit 4
Prioritization Criteria 
Module 10 Develop the Plan
Unit 1
Data Modernization Plan 
Module 11 Implement
Unit 1
Implement: Overview 
Unit 2
Project Management 
Unit 3
Change Management 
Module 12 Data Modernization Appendices
Unit 1
Appendix 1: CDC Data Modernization Roadmap 
Unit 2
Appendix 2: Data Modernization Planning and Implementation Checklist 
Module 13 Data Modernization Planning Resources
Unit 1
Data Modernization Planning Downloads 

Engage partners: overview

Partner engagement is essential to data modernization success at every health department. It boils down to three steps:

  1. Identify partners.
  2. Plan partner communication by determining what data modernization information each partner needs and how they would prefer to receive it.
  3. Conduct outreach (e.g., send emails, prepare presentations, schedule meetings).

Engaging with partners is complex; much of the communication will be about overcoming hurdles within the health department and receiving buy-in to spend resources upfront for a reward that is not yet seen. The steps identified below are not meant to be an exhaustive list of how to engage partners, but rather a starting place to get moving in the right direction.