Biomedical Engineering Reference
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10.3 Conditions facilitating
implementation
There are specifi c conditions that facilitate the pilot
implementation, and eventual rollout, of a training program.
The absence of these conditions can inhibit the implementation
and rollout. We should ensure that these conditions are
present for our pilot implementation.
Donald P. Ely has discussed eight conditions that facilitate
pilot implementation.
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There must be the following:
1. a dissatisfaction with the
status quo
- things could be
better;
2. suffi cient knowledge and skills on the part of those who
would implement the training program;
3. adequate resources;
4. time - as Ely puts it: “Good time; Company time; Paid
time;”
5. rewards or incentives for participants;
6. the expectation and encouragement of participation in
decision-making about the implementation;
7. commitment by those who are involved;
8. evident leadership.
Ely points out that this list of conditions has been validated,
and can be used to develop a checklist for the implementation
project. But, he cautions, these conditions must not be
viewed as formulas or rules; they should be subject to local
conditions.
Moreover, there can be a profound political aspect - either
pro or con - to an implementation effort. As Carol Weiss has
expressed it, “This is because policies and programs are
proposed, defi ned, debated, enacted, and funded through
