Here’s a rough timeline to consider when making your own plans.
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Phase 1: Establishing Commitment
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Tasks
- Explore interest and commitment
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Timeline
- Month 1
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Phase 2: Planning
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Tasks
- Identify information needs
- Design and sign off process
- Prepare stakeholder plan
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Timeline
- Month 1
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Phase 3: Getting Engagement
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Tasks
- Recruit people to participate
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Timeline
- Month 2
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Phase 4: Collecting Information
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Tasks
- Schedule and conduct interviews
- Plan and take photos
- Shoot video footage
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Timeline
- Month 2
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Phase 5: Analysis and Checkback
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Tasks
- Identify themes
- Collect more photos
- Shoot extra footage
- Checkback with key stakeholders
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Timeline
- Month 3
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Phase 6: Reporting
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Tasks
- Prepare first cut of photo or video story
- Review and edit
- Sign off
- Get permission to produce photos
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Timeline
- Month 3
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Phase 7: Sharing the Information
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- Produce and present final photo story
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Timeline
- Month 4
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