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Assess your organisation’s readiness for implementing change. This tool helps identify potential barriers and enablers before starting your TRIP project.

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Implementation Readiness Assessment

This tool has been designed to assess organisational readiness and capacity for implementing and evaluating new healthcare initiatives. It considers various contextual and individual factors to facilitate successful implementation and evaluation of innovative models of care.

The assessment tool is divided into two sections:

Part A: Background Information
Provide details about your project, including its objectives, target population, and team.

Part B: Factors Influencing Implementation
Rate your project over a range of context specific and individual factors that influence implementation, across six domains:

Domains

  1. Innovation characteristics
  2. Outer setting
  3. Inner setting
  4. Individuals
  5. Implementation process
  6. Outcomes

At the end of the assessment you will receive a summary of your readiness scores with a radar chart that shows strengths and areas for improvement.

Part A: Background Information

Part B: Readiness Assessment

Domain 1: Innovation Characteristics

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = Strongly Disagree / No Evidence 5 = Strongly Agree / Extensive Evidence

1. Is there strong evidence to support the implementation?

1 = No evidence, 5 = Extensive evidence

2. Is there strong support from stakeholders?

1 = No support, 5 = Full support

3. The innovation is compatible with existing practices

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

4. The innovation can be easily adapted to local context

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

Domain 2: External Factors

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = Strongly Disagree / No Funding 5 = Strongly Agree / Full Funding

5. There are supportive policies and regulations

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

6. External partnerships are available

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

7. Market/community demand exists

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

8. Socio-cultural factors are favourable

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

9. Adequate funding is available

1 = No funding, 5 = Full funding

Domain 3: Internal Factors

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree

10. Leadership actively supports the implementation

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

11. Organisational culture is conducive to change

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

12. Adequate resources are available

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

13. Existing infrastructure can support implementation

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

14. There is capacity for ongoing quality improvement

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

15. Communication channels are effective

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

Domain 4: People

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = None 5 = All

Stakeholder groups to consider:
  • Patients / consumers / carers
  • Clinical staff (allied health, medical, nursing)
  • Support staff
  • Management / leadership
  • External partners
  • Policy makers / decision makers
  • Education / training institutions

16. Key stakeholders have been identified and engaged

1 = None, 5 = All

17. Staff have the necessary skills and training

1 = None, 5 = All

18. There is a dedicated implementation team

1 = None, 5 = All

19. End users have been involved in planning

1 = None, 5 = All

20. Champions/advocates have been identified

1 = None, 5 = All

Domain 5: Implementation Process

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree

21. A clear implementation plan exists

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

22. Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

23. A communication strategy has been developed

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

24. Risk management strategies are defined

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

Domain 6: Outcomes & Performance

Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5.

1 = Strongly Disagree 5 = Strongly Agree

25. Expected outcomes are clearly defined

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

26. Baseline data has been collected

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

27. Key performance indicators are established

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

28. Data collection methods are defined

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

29. Sustainability plans are in place

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

30. Success criteria have been agreed upon

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

Your Readiness Assessment Results

Interpretation guide:

  • 1.00 – 2.99: Not yet ready — significant work is needed before implementation can proceed
  • 3.00 – 3.99: Promising — some areas need further attention before proceeding
  • 4.00 – 5.00: Ready — well-positioned for implementation

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