The following Gantt chart displays the expected timeline of tasks and activities to be completed during the course of the project. Full completion of the first phase will likely take nine months from the beginning of the project in March 2016. The second phase will run primarily from September 2016 to May 2017. Phase three will occur from the May 2017 to November 2017 and the final stage, phase 4, will be finished during the last four months of the total two year period, from November 2017 until March 2018.
| Number | Task |
|---|---|
| 0 | Formation of project planning group of stakeholders and user groups |
| 1 | Evaluation and needs |
| 1a | Evaluate the current MSD Prevention Guidelines and Toolkits |
| 1b | Determine Ontario’s workplace best practices and synthesize “best practices” (from literature and workplaces) |
| 1c | Document Ontario workplaces’ needs for MSD Prevention |
| 1d | Summarize findings and reporting |
| 2 | Develop the Guideline content and draft materials |
| 2a | Prototype materials/documents created for user trials |
| 2b | Formal assessment of draft content with stakeholders at a special CRE-MSD Conference and at other opportunities such as conferences and meetings, e.g. PIP conference. |
| 3 | Evaluate the new Guidelines’ content and perform user trials |
| 3a | Fine tuning/redevelopment of content |
| 4 | Prepare final content for Guideline and produce sample materials |