Table 1.

Process for a Building Research Capacity (BRC) Consultation

Initial engagement
  • Interested department contacts BRC for information on a consultation

  • Experienced BRC consultant performs the initial exploratory consult at no charge in order to understand the context, goals, and needs of the client

  • Written exploratory report is given to the client for review and edit

  • Client decides if consultation is still desired and in what form (e.g., virtual vs in-person; multi-day extensive review with follow up vs regular virtual meetings)

Full consultation
  • Identify consultant(s) – not necessarily the same person who performed the initial exploratory engagement; may provide more than one consultant option and allow client to choose

  • Develop contract with specific goals of consultation, form it will take, timeline, cost, and deliverables

  • Consultation happens and chosen consultant provides regular update reports to the consultation workgroup and staff

  • Develop initial report and get feedback from client

  • Develop final report with specific action options for client to consider implementing

  • Schedule follow up virtual contact to provide any further assistance to client in implementing an action plan

Evaluation of consultation
  • Consultant shares final report with evaluation group

  • Evaluation group sends evaluation survey sent to client within 2 to 3 weeks of completion of consultation

  • Interviews with client about outcomes as needed

  • Based on the client feedback, an evaluation report is prepared and shared with the consultant as well as the consultation workgroup and staff