Cornwall CEPN
Kernow Health CIC
1st Floor, Cudmore House
Oak Lane
Truro
TR1 3LP
CEPN Projects decision making matrix
Project selection typically starts with generating ideas. The biggest challenge is to select the ideas
that have the highest chance of becoming beneficial projects. To help in this process, practitioners
can use an organised approach for narrowing down and moving forward with the ideas that can be
best converted into projects.
Project Outline: Outline of the project with data to support.
To increase the chances of success, all ideas generated for projects need to be evaluated on four
parameters:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Linkage with organisational importance
Feasibility of execution
Organisational buy-in
Organisational benefit
Linkage with Organisational Importance:
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Is the idea linked with the objective and priorities of developing primary care capacity and
capability, the Five year forward view (FYFV) or the Sustainability and Transformation Plan
(STP)?
Is the idea linked with Primary Care performance, Quality measures or a service-level
agreement?
Feasibility of Execution:
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Is the solution to the problem already known?
Is data available for understanding the current magnitude of the problem?
Is a system available for capturing data?
What is the repeatability of the process to which the idea is linked?
Is the idea linked with multiple sub-processes?
Does the process linked with the idea require stakeholder approval before making any
changes?
Organisational Buy-in:
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Is the Champion interested in pursuing the idea as a project?
Are suitable resources available for carrying out the idea as a project?
Organisational Benefit:
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What is the expected annual benefit from the project?
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Cornwall CEPN
Kernow Health CIC
1st Floor, Cudmore House
Oak Lane
Truro
TR1 3LP
Part
A
B
Category
YES
NO
Project Complexity
HIGH
LOW
Project Viability
HIGH
LOW
Process
Information
Is the idea linked with the objective and priorities of
developing primary care capacity and capability, the
Five year forward view (FYFV) or the Sustainability
Organisational and Transformation Plan (STP)?
Importance
•Is the idea linked with Primary Care
performance, Quality measures?
•Is the solution to the problem already known?
•Is data available for understanding the current
magnitude of the problem?
•Is a system available for capturing data?
B
Feasibility of
Execution
•What is the repeatability of the process to
which the idea is linked?
•Is the idea linked with multiple sub-processes?
•Does the process linked with the idea require
stakeholder approval before making any
changes?
B
B
Organizational
Buy-in
•Is the Champion interested in pursuing the idea
as a project?
•Are suitable resources available for carrying out
the idea as a project?
Organizational •What is the expected annual benefit from the
Benefit
project?
Idea Selection Decision
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Cornwall CEPN
Kernow Health CIC
1st Floor, Cudmore House
Oak Lane
Truro
TR1 3LP
Project Complexity – Viability Decision Matrix
Figure 1: Complexity – Viability Decision Matrix
Complexity
High
Low
Viability – High
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1
Viability – Low
4
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Quadrant 1: Low Complexity – High Viability
The ideas in this quadrant should be taken up as projects at the earliest opportunity.
Quadrant 2: High Complexity – High Viability
Ideas in this quadrant are doable but highly complex, primarily because data is not available for
understanding the problem or there is no system of capturing data. However, expected benefits
from these projects are higher.
Quadrant 3 and 4: Low/High Complexity – Low Viability
Ideas in these quadrants should not be considered as projects.
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