Use of this self-inventory is designed to assist project staff that want the best dissemination strategies possible but have limited time and resources.
Dissemination is a process that has measurable components.
The dissemination process should create anticipated and planned-for results or impact. In most cases, dissemination can be concretely measured, however, the timeframe for measurement may require a prolonged period depending upon the exact nature of the desired impact. Beans should be counted and can provide some valuable information. This is the spirit with which this self-inventory instrument was developed. It is designed to provide an aid to the principal investigator in analyzing relative strengths and weaknesses of current, actual dissemination strategies.