During each focus group interview, listen for patterns or trends in the responses offered by participants. Topics to consider:
- Expressed needs of each region,
- Anecdotes capturing the implications of the lack of communications interoperability,
- Areas of disagreement across agencies or jurisdictions,
- Similarities across stakeholder groups,
- Regions of the state that have interoperable communications and to what extent, and
- How the local practitioner perspectives on communications interoperability are different than the state and county government understanding of the issue.
Details about the analyzing the results for the final strategic planning session are found in Phase VII.