Coordinating to Improve Services

• Develop a matrix of internal coordination activities and of the responsibilities of all functional areas of your organization to see how to achieve better internal coordination.
• Develop a functional allocation chart with other organizations to analyze the activities conducted by all organizations. Identify duplicated efforts and reassign responsibilities.
• Coordinate efforts so that collaborating organizations take responsibility for activities that correspond to their organizational strengths.
• Develop a system for sharing information within the organization.
• Develop a system for sharing information among organizations.
• Pool resources as much as possible.
• To oversee the overall family planning program, set up a planning committee that consists of representatives of all institutions in the program.
• Identify problems that could be resolved through increased internal and external coordination.
• Identify problem-solving techniques that employ specific and suitable methods of coordination.
• Develop standards to be followed by all agencies.