DFN Workplan

Context: What we plan to do over the upcoming ~8 to 10 weeks (late Feb through April 2022) so that we can develop a credible "roadmap" (or at least high level list of objectives / deliverables / activity areas along with resource needs) in line with the annual planning timeline (initial pass late March and finalize in April).

Key Dates / Milestones:

Ashu Sikri (Unlicensed) to send weekly updates highlighting key activities and progress
Have assigned owners to a few tasks here but I think we need to diffuse this a bit so its not so single threaded; something to discuss on Tue Feb 22
Will have a mix of decision making and ideation meetings and can figure out who attends each type. Ideally we can get these on the calendar with clarity on who needs to attend each type by Feb 24
- Ideation: Share learnings from internal and FPO workshops and deeper dives on proposed entry points to get feedback and leverage collective learnings / network
- Decision making: (1) What entry points are we shortlisting and eventually piloting as a DFN entry point (if any that are distinct from existing project work). (2) Review and approve DFN budget

Week	Dates	Key Items (Expected)
1	Feb 21 to 25	Internal workshops begin. Proposed agenda hereKunal Tiwari (Unlicensed) Establish “flying formation” / roles and responsibilities Ashu Sikri (Unlicensed) Publish “no regrets” JDs and begin recruiting process. Ashu Sikri (Unlicensed) w Leena and Razak Clarify purpose and timing of “expert consultation” workshops (generic list vs. use-case specific deep dive). sanjeev (Unlicensed)
2	Feb 28 to Mar 4	Internal workshops complete [India for sure, ideally Kenya and Ethiopia as well] FPO workshops scheduled. Kunal Tiwari (Unlicensed) FPO co-creation workshop agenda shared for review. Kunal Tiwari (Unlicensed)
3	Mar 7 to 11	Intersection between FS and DFN (incl clarity on data wallet). Vineet Singh FPO workshops held
4	Mar 14 to 18	FPO workshops held Proposed DFN Key Performance Indicators for FY23 Tetyana Zelenska (Unlicensed)
5	Mar 21 to 25	Identify any new entry point pilot projects Formalize co-creation program
6	Mar 28 to Apr 1	Initial draft of DFN budgets for India, Ethiopia and Kenya
7	Apr 4 to 8	Risk assessment for any new entry points
8	Apr 11 to 15	Workshop with data consumers to deep-dive on data requirements (see here for reference)
9	Apr 18 to 22	Execute [2] co-creation program MOUs with farmer groups Finalize DFN Key Performance Indicators for FY23
10	Apr 25 to 29	FY23 DFN roadmap + budget ready

Deliverables at the end of this process?

DFN budgets for India, Ethiopia and Kenya; first pass ready by week of March 28
Clarity on intersection points between DFN and existing projects like TARA or ATLAS?
See annual planning slides here. Key questions:
- What is the objective and key measures of success?
- Staffing needs? (existing and new).
- What are the main cost drivers and associated assumptions?
- Any requests or dependencies from cross-cutting teams? (i.e. comms, MEL, Advocacy, gender, climate, strategy and tech)
- What are the risks that require mitigation?

Flying Formation

Overall lead / Ashu Sikri (Unlicensed) / Define product vision, budget owner, overall coordination
Business Development / Kunal Tiwari (Unlicensed) / Coordinate w program teams on farmer group outreach; partner outreach
Project Coordination / [-----] / Scheduling, meeting minutes, etc.
User Research: In the near-term, rely on project teams to drive this; Ashu and Kunal to lean in on learning questions and maybe we can get support from Tetyana and MEL team. Need to a consultant or hire for this role medium-term.
Design / Prototyping: In Lokesh’s absence, need to hire for this role