In doing so, the following questions should be addressed. Using the information generated during issue analysis, specific conclusions and alternative courses of action required to resolve the issues should be documented for consideration. The following is an example of a critical issue analysis for a community service organization. Revised forecast shows that this will continue for at least the next three years. Average cost per client service has increased from X to Y over the past three years.
Funding is based on a cost per client served.
The established standard for next year s funding will be extended based on current projections. Client population has declined owing to changing demographics. Use of current capacity needs to be optimized. All current personnel should be retained if possible. Additional uses for service capacity need to be established or the cost of maintaining that capacity needs to be reduced.