During the consultation, the org suggested running a pilot during the FY23 planning cycle, so that the prioritization framework can be implemented during the FY24 planning cycle. The org also suggested the pilot focus on a narrowed scope of activities for optimal learning purposes. Based on input received, the community is in strong support of running a pilot. The pilot will give the org and the community an opportunity to test the process and methodologies developed, identify gaps for further improvement. The pilot will be based on couple of guiding principles received during the community consultations:
- Scope: The scope of the pilot should be a subset of the draft framework scope.
- Outputs: The outputs are a list of prioritized board-approved specific review recommendations that will be submitted to the org. This list will be published as a resource document for the FY23 Operating Plan and Budget. Another output will be the lessons learned document from the pilot, which will enable further improvement of the Planning Prioritization Framework.
- Effort: The pilot should be swift and light in effort.
- Pilot Timing: In order to inform the FY23 Planning cycle, the goal is to complete the pilot no later than the end of March 2022, so the output can be included in the Proposed for Adoption FY23 Operating Plan and Budget.
- Methodologies: The techniques should be easy to use and easy to understand.