SIP Deliverables: Structure for Success

1. SIP Deliverables:
Structure for
Success
January 2014

2. SIP National Program Office
Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Vice President, AARP Public Policy Institute
Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America
Jennifer Peed
Deputy Director
Eli Logsdon
Project Specialist
Pat Farmer
CCNA Consultant

3. Objective
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4. Refined deliverables due to CCNA
Please
provide any
proposed
revisions of
deliverables
to CCNA by
2/5/14

5. Revisions are limited
Once revised deliverables have
been accepted they are “fixed”.
Grant intent and objectives may
not be modified.
Deliverables must be met in order
to be eligible for future funding!
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6. Workplans under review!

7. SMART Deliverables
Measurable
Specific
Time
bound
Achievable
Relevant

8. SMART Deliverables
SPECIFIC: What (precisely) do you plan to accomplish?
What will be the end product of your work?
Common problems we see:
Lack of clarity
EX: “Engage diverse stakeholders”
EX: “Nurses educated to importance of leadership”
Action steps listed as deliverables
EX: “Survey will be distributed”

9. SMART Deliverables
Measurable: What is the objective indicator of success?
How can you assure that your goal has been met?
Common problems we see:
No baseline or baseline cannot be replicated
EX: “25% increase in BSN-prepared nurses”
Deliverable with no objective measure
EX: “Attendees educated for outreach”
No evaluation of diversity measures
EX: “Program advertised to a diverse group”

10. SMART Deliverables
Goal: “Improve community awareness of the IOM Future of
Nursing report.”
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Action step: Develop and provide training to nurse leaders on messaging the
goals of the report.
Original deliverable: “Leaders trained for outreach”
Better: “>25 participants completed workshop for messaging
value of IOM report.”
Best: “At least 25 graduates of messaging workshops will
complete presentations to community groups on the
relationship between health and the goals of the IOM Future of
Nursing report.

11. Measuring success
What is the
evidence?
How will you demonstrate success?
(you do not need to include this on your work plan, just
be mindful)

12. SMART Deliverables
Achievable: Can your group meet this goal in the given
time frame with existing resources?
Common problems we see:
Deliverable as written not attainable
EX: “Educators will agree on ADN-BSN model”
Deliverable not under control of grantee
EX: “New legislation will be passed”

13. Be bold!
Don’t be
overly
fearful of
setting a
high bar!

14. SMART Deliverables
Relevant: Remember what we are working toward!
What is the ultimate impact of your work?

15. SMART Deliverables
Timely: What is the timeline for completion? Built in to
your grant! Deliverables are evaluated at 18 and 24
months from the start date of your grant.

16. SUMMARY
• Review each deliverable in conjunction with the
SMART criteria
• Consider how you will demonstrate progress
• Provide suggested revisions.
• Forward to the National Program Office at CCNA by
February 5, 2014
SIP@aarp. org
Remember, the remainder of your work plan must remain
unchanged.

17. Contact us
with any
questions!
sip@aarp.org

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