Facilitator Preparation for TTTD

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If proper selection procedures are followed, few workers will object to

participating. Most people will gladly contribute their expertise the TTTD

process.

To complete the selection process, it is highly recommended that the

coordinator make confirming phone calls to each member five to ten days prior

to the session. This provides them with an opportunity to ask any questions

and to confirm their plans to attend the session. If several people must cancel

at this time, there is still time to seek qualified alternates.

4.7 Facilitator Preparation for TTTD.

The coordinator should send:

4.7.1

Study and Use the Lesson Plans.

The TTTD Planning Sheet

Addenda C,D,E, and F are lessons that

Who initiated the request

may be used during the TTTD process.

for this process

Addenda C-E may be used to "Orient

For which job

the Team to TTTD" (TTTD Step 1). The

position/program the

Participant Manual (Addendum G)

training program content is

should be provided to process

being designed

participants during the introduction

The dates of the process

lesson (Addendum C) and used in

The meeting room where

conjunction with Addenda D, E, and F.

the process will be held

Addendum F may be taught just prior to

The names of the SMEs,

Step 8 "Write the Learning Objectives"

supervisor, and observers

and equips them to perform Step 8.

A Validated Task List for the

Using the "Maximizing" lesson plan

Job

(Addendum E) will depend on the team

members' familiarity with nominal group

Job Information (if available)

technique and consensus decision-

A brief job description (job

making skills. See "Study Nominal

posting)

Group Technique and Consensus

Copies of procedures that

Decision-Making Processes" in this

reflect the tasks involved in

segment to determine whether to use

the job

this Addendum.

Systems descriptions if

procedures are not

Adequate time must be spent preparing

available

to teach these lessons. They have been

A task list for a similar job

carefully designed to help members

position at another facility

succeed during the workshop.

Review available information. Twenty to

4.7.2

thirty days prior to the process, the coordinator should send planning

information, job information, and the validated task list. The job information

should be used for familiarization with the job. The duty areas and task

statements should be used to gain an idea of what kind of structure the

training program might take. During TTTD Step 2, the coordinator will have

all available job information in the meeting room (standard operating