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It provides a high-level view over time and captures events not recorded in other tools, categorizing key event types by color for visual thematic analysis. 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The timeline offers a ‘high-level’ view of scale-up over time and provides information that is not captured in other tools, such as key meetingsand external events that may have influenced scale-up processes and outcomes. Key event ‘types’ are categorized by color to aid in visual analysis by thematic area of scale-up.  \nHOW IT WAS DEVELOPED AND USED  \nCountry teams were asked to note key events that potentially influenced scale-up as they occurred and to update the key events timeline every six (6) months. The categories of interest to IRH were Commodity Procurement & Logistics, FP Guidelines & Protocols (Norms), Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) , Political environment, Project, Research, and Training in SDM. Critical internal and external events in horizontal scale-up and expanding access to SDM included events such as main training events held by IRH or partners, important coordination meetings ofthe scaleup process, and important meetings with the MOH or donors. Key internal and external events relating to vertical scale-up / institutionalization included completion of integration of SDM into a nursing pre-service curriculum , SDM included in the DHS, political events such as a change in MOH leadership, closing of a major bilateral that provided leveraged resources for SDM integration, and natural or other emergencies. Staff were  \nencouraged to find a balance between key events and all events, and to make decisions which were the most critical to include in the timeline.  \nIRH used an Excel template developed by Vertex 42 LLC. The Excel template is comprised of: 1) a worksheet where key events– are listed by month and year and assigned a coordinate on the X and Y axes; and 2) a second worksheet that transforms the data into a graphic timeline representation (shown here) .  \nCountry offices sent an updated list of key events every six months, when they updated their project benchmark tables. The Country Program Officer at IRH headquarters entered the data into the Excel template that created the timeline graphic. The timelines were used during national and local annual scale-up planning meetings to identify key events that may have influenced scale-up activities and the achievement of benchmarks. The timelines also served as a data triangulation mechanism for scale-up case study analysis.  \nVALUES  \nThe key events timeline did not specifically include a consideration for or measurement of values, although new or revised laws and policies can reflect societal or government values around family planning and SDM.  \nLESSONS LEARNED  \nThe key events timeline was useful for snapshot views of key internal and external events that might be influencing scale up processes. Because of the volume of key events data, though, over the years the graphics program became unwieldy. To use this tool effectively it is  \nPLANNING MONITORING & EVALUATION  \nSUPERVISION  \nimportant to include key events and not minor/lower level events. Possible ways to create more stringent criteria than individual judgment:  \n• Follow a participatory process similar to the selection of Most Significant Change stories so that only the most critical events are included.  \n• Restrict the number of events per year and/or per category that may be included on the timeline. This would improve the  \nusefulness of such a data visualization tool throughout the scale-up phase, particularly toward the end of a multi-year scale up period.  \nKEY REFERENCES & RESOURCES  \nVertex42 LLC © 2005  \n[http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/create](http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/create)a-timeline.html","cbCaiumvXW55bNiz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiumvXW55bNiz","pdf",99897,"English","# Purpose\n## How it was developed and used\n## Values\n## Lessons learned\n## Key references & resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the key events tracking timeline?\",\"answer\":\"To document in chronological order internal and external events that positively or negatively influence the SDM scale-up process and provide context not captured in other tools.\"},{\"question\":\"How often are country teams expected to update the timeline?\",\"answer\":\"Country offices are asked to note key events as they occur and to update the key events timeline every six months when they revise project benchmark tables.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the timeline data organized and visualized?\",\"answer\":\"Country teams enter month-and-year key events with coordinates assigned on X and Y axes in an Excel template, which automatically generates a graphic timeline representation.\"},{\"question\":\"What lessons learned address problems with using the timeline?\",\"answer\":\"The tool became unwieldy due to large volumes of key events, so it recommends including only the most critical events and setting stricter criteria (such as participatory selection) and limits per year or category.\"}]","Monitoring - Supervision - Tool 3 - Key Events Timeline | PDF",1789279262]