Week 6 · Adaptive Planning Program

28. Implementation Mapping and Fidelity

30 min

By the end you'll be able to

Identify key actors in implementation systems
Design strategies to support adopters, implementers, and maintainers
Monitor and maintain intervention fidelity during implementation

Agile allows for flexibility, but public health science demands fidelity to the core intervention. This lesson explores Implementation Mapping, specifically identifying the key actors required for success: Adopters who approve, Implementers who deliver, and Maintainers who sustain the program.

We design specific strategies to support each of these actors, ensuring that while the delivery method may adapt, the core effectiveness of the intervention remains intact.

Practice quiz

Question 1
Which trio of actors does Implementation Mapping identify in the lesson?
- Funders, Researchers, Patients
- Adopters, Implementers, Maintainers
- Designers, Testers, Marketers
- Scrum Master, Product Owner, Development Team
Question 2
How does the lesson reconcile Agile flexibility with the demand for fidelity?
- By abandoning fidelity once a sprint begins
- By treating fidelity as optional after the first prototype
- By allowing the delivery method to adapt while keeping the core effective elements intact
- By requiring the intervention to be delivered exactly as written, with no adaptation
Reflection 3
Pick one of the three actors (Adopter, Implementer, or Maintainer) and describe a strategy you would design to support them.

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