Implementation Science: Pilot to Scale
Run the WHO DIIG lifecycle, apply NASSS, design for scale, and defeat the donor cliff with a TCO model.
About this course
Most African digital health projects die as pilots: the grant ends, the champion leaves, the server bill arrives. Learn the discipline that beats pilotitis: the WHO DIIG lifecycle, NASSS diagnosis, design-for-scale, total-cost-of-ownership financing, and institutionalization. For program managers and implementers who want systems that outlive the project.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Run the implementation lifecycle from baselined problem to scale
- Diagnose stalling pilots with the NASSS framework
- Apply design-for-scale decisions from version one
- Defeat the donor cliff with a total-cost-of-ownership model
- Write an institutionalization plan a government can own
Who can apply
For practising health professionals, managers, and officers with relevant experience. Admission is by application: selection weighs your role, your experience, and your ability to complete the mentored, in-country project.
What's inside the course
5 modules · 12 lessons · Delivered in the ADHA learning platform after admission
01Module 1: The Disciplined Implementation Lifecycle3 lessons · 210 min
- 1.1Why Pilots Die: Pilotitis and the Treatment Protocol70 minLocked
- 1.2Problem Definition and Needs Assessment70 minLocked
- 1.3Stakeholder Engagement and the Coalition for Scale70 minLocked
02Module 2: Escaping Pilot Purgatory: Design for Scale and Institutionalization3 lessons · 220 min
- 2.1Why Pilots Stall: The NASSS Framework75 minLocked
- 2.2Designing for Scale at Version One75 minLocked
- 2.3Institutionalization: The Endgame70 minLocked
03Module 3: Change Management: Carrying the People2 lessons · 130 min
- 3.1Taking Resistance Seriously65 minLocked
- 3.2Building the New Mindset and a Culture of Data Use65 minLocked
04Module 4: Financial Sustainability: Defeating the Donor Cliff2 lessons · 150 min
- 4.1Total Cost of Ownership: What the Pilot Budget Forgets75 minLocked
- 4.2Financing Strategies: The Domestication Portfolio75 minLocked
05Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning2 lessons · 140 min
- 5.1The Logic Model and the Measurement Stack70 minLocked
- 5.2Adaptive Management and Institutionalized Learning70 minLocked
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For practising health professionals, managers, and officers with relevant experience. Admission is by application: selection weighs your role, your experience, and your ability to complete the mentored, in-country project.
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