Checking on progress
It's important to keep checking your progress and reviewing how successful your efforts have been. Things often don’t work out the way you think they will at the beginning – you may need to make changes!
To check progress, you need a clear idea of what you expect to happen. A simple list of dates and tasks that you have agreed works well – an action plan. When agreeing the action plan, include what needs doing, who will be doing it, and by when:
| Date | Task | Who | By when | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January | Complete budget | Sam | 28 February | |
| 17 January | Contact Big Lottery Fund for latest forms and advice | Fazella | 31 January |
It can be helpful to present your action plan as a diagram such as a Gantt chart:
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning meeting | ||||||||||
| Consultation | ||||||||||
| Bid writing | ||||||||||
| Big Lottery bid in | ||||||||||
| Tudor Trust bid in |
This is useful when trying to explain the plan to other people, for example committee members or funders!
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