Phase 7

Data collected during the focus group interviews must be compiled and assessed to determine the local practitioners’ collective voice on issues pertaining to communications interoperability. The collective perspectives will fuel recommendations for the development of the statewide strategic plan.

Timeline
2-3 weeks

Outputs

• Results of data analysis and summary

Key Considerations

• Analyze data collected during the focus group interviews to determine the local practitioners’ collective voice on issues pertaining to communications interoperability,
• Identify patterns and themes in the data and organize in a manageable form that can be understood by attendees at the strategic planning session, and
• Use a dialog mapping tool called Compendium, as the Virginia project team did, to capture data during focus group interviews and then extract the data for analysis and organization.

Tasks

• Organize and Edit Focus Group Interview Comments
• Match Interview Comments with Themes
• Create a Master Document for Each Interview Question
• Identify Patterns and Core Issues within Each Subject Area
• Define the Top 10 Comments for all Themes
• Review the Findings and Confirm the Results of Analysis
• Predict the Top Initiatives to be Discussed at the Strategic Planning Session

Please see Appendix Y for an example of a complete Compendium map.

Resources
The following resources were mentioned in Phase VII and are references for your tool kit for analyzing data in preparation for the strategic planning session. These include:

• Appendix Y: Compendium Maps – The following Compendium maps are for your reference in viewing the transformation of data from the regional level to an aggregated state level perspective.