PRIORITY SETTING

Program priority setting builds on the foundation created by the situational analysis. A situation analysis that involved community stakeholders and is "owned" by the community serves as a basis for making decisions on program priorities.

Program priorities need to be established with an understanding of the resources that are available to help achieve the required outcomes and impact. Resources may be local, statewide, national or even international. The availability of resources or lack of resources may be a major factor in selecting Extension program priorities.

Priority setting in UW-Extension involves consideration of the following

• UW-Extension mission, vision, and values
  
• Institutional mandates
  
• Resource availability
  
• Local perspectives and dynamics
  
• What other people and agencies are doing
  
• Research and knowledge base

Priority setting leads to the identification of intended outcomes.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Focus on Priority Setting (8 pages, 27 KB)

First Things First, Part 1: Sir Will and the Time Machine

• First Things First, Part 1: Sir Will and the Time Machine, in Real Audio format (22:10 minutes) 
• Part 1 Text Version MS Word document (14 pages, 699 KB)

First Things First, Part 2: A Trip to Priority Peak

• First Things First, Part 2: A Trip to Priority Peak, in Real Audio format (25 minutes)
• Part 2 Text Version MS Word document (12 pages, 570 KB)

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