As the Communication Manager at Transform Consulting Group, storytelling is one of my favorite parts of this job. I love sharing what our clients – fellow Transformers – are doing nationwide to impact children, families, and communities. We’ve talked a lot about how we use data to share stories of impact (learn more in this…
Category Archives: Government
Using a Collective Impact Framework to Support Your Community
Do you see an issue or need in your community that is greater than what your individual organization can address on its own? Right now, COVID -19 is wreaking havoc on our communities.
Using Data to Tell Your Story
We say we’re #datanerds at Transform Consulting Group (TCG). However, I will admit that data intimidates me for a communication and marketing person like myself. I prefer using words and emotions for story telling rather than numbers and Excel sheets to convey ideas. So, how does that translate to our data-informed work at TCG? In…
“Act” in the PDSA Process
Give yourself a pat on the back. You’re now at the final stage of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle (review other steps here and here)! You’ve planned out your process, conducted your intervention, studied the results, and now it’s time to decide how to act. The Act phase in the PDSA cycle helps to determine what…
“Do” and “Study” in the PDSA Process
We’re continuing on our Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) series and today are taking a closer look at “Do” and “Study.” As a reminder, the PDSA framework helps organizations implement a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. You can find a full overview of PDSA in this blog and this video. We break down “Plan” here. Do Now that…
“Plan” in the PDSA Process
You’ve completed your program evaluation (review those steps here) and got back your data results. Now what? After looking at your results, take a moment to assess. Are the results what you expected? Are there things you don’t like about the numbers? Did it bring awareness to an issue? Identifying a problem or issue you…
4 Steps to Complete a Program Evaluation
Are you accomplishing what your organization set out to accomplish? At Transform Consulting Group (TCG), we know you’re doing important work. We also know you are passionate about serving your community. But are you actually doing it? And if so, how do you prove it? Program evaluation can help your organization determine if the change…
Strategic Plan Step 3: How to Reach Consensus
We are continuing our blog series on strategic planning by focusing on Step 3 of our 4 Step Strategic Planning Process: Facilitate Consensus. Read more about our previous strategic planning blogs in this series here, here, and here. The main purpose of this third step is for the strategic planning team to start to reach…
Strategic Plan Step 2: Analyze
At Transform Consulting Group (TCG), data informs everything we do when working with clients. It should be no surprise that our #datanerds will spend a majority of our engagement assessing your data to inform the overall direction of your plan. It’s a critical step in the process! We shared a quick overview of our 4…
4 Steps of Strategic Planning
We have the privilege of working with several organizations every year to help create their “road map” or strategic plan for the next 3-5 years. In the course of completing these strategic plans, we have developed a formula that guides the process by following four key steps. 1. Collaborate Good strategic plans are not…