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Phase 6: Evaluate Program Results
- Introduction
- Roadmap
- ERP Resources and Contacts
This final stage of the ERP cycle analyzes and synthesizes the data received from the self-certification forms and the post-certification inspections.
Perform Post-Certification Random Inspections
Random inspections are inspections of a set number of randomly chosen facilities to assess whether self-certification data was accurate and whether any changes in performance since the baseline inspections are discernible. This step also includes data entry for these inspections.
Collect and Analyze Post-Certification Data
Once data has been collected from random inspections before and after the certification period, you can conduct data analysis to assess program results. This is an opportunity to measure improvements in sector performance and to test any hypotheses you developed in the statistical methodology.
Resources to consider
- Results
- Generic Guide to Statistical Aspects of Developing an Environmental Results Program (PDF, 462 KB, 97 pages, About PDF)
Present/Publish Results
After analyzing your ERP's results, you will probably want to share your findings with internal and external stakeholders. You may wish to develop a standard presentation that illustrates your program's achievements and opportunities for improvement in the future. This is also a good juncture to consider whether your program approach should be adjusted based on the lessons you have learned in the first round of ERP.
Questions to consider
- Did the program fulfill the goals and objectives you identified at the outset?
- How has the sector improved its performance since you began ERP?
- Are there factors in addition to ERP that may have influenced the sector in this period?
- Are there problems that the sector continues to experience in meeting its compliance requirements?
- Are there any regulatory changes that you would recommend as a result of what you learned in the ERP process?
- What are the greatest achievements in the sector in terms of pollution prevention (P2) and best management practices (BMPs)?
- Are there key P2 activities and BMPs you want to encourage more facilities to adopt?
- Will you continue or expand ERP, in this sector or other sectors?
- Knowing what you know now, are there improvements you can make in your ERP approach in the future?
Resources to consider
- Results to Date
[Cached version] (PDF, links to page 18 of a 154 page document, 620 KB, About PDF)
(Excerpt from The Massachusetts Environmental Results Program: User's Guide for Government Agencies (March 2002))
Phase 6: Stakeholder Involvement
Internal and External
- Communicate results of ERP to internal and external stakeholders.