She offers six generic questions for planning your own process (pp. 23-24). Building consensus among the representatives at the table is important for each question and at each stage.

1. What stage are you at with respect to having consensus on principles of good practice?

• current status of your formal or informal guidelines

2. What are your goals for good practice?

• review existing guidelines? start from scratch?

3. What process will help you achieve your goals?

• bring a representative sample of partners to the table
• design a process that meets your goals and time/energy commitments of the people you want to include
• modest to elaborate activities: discuss at regular meetings; include sessions on good practice in conferences; strike a committee to investigate, report and recommend; plan your own think tank retreat
• written statements are necessary for getting consensus

4. Who should provide feedback on a draft version of your guidelines?

• other interested partners not at the table; other educators in the field

5. How will your guidelines inform program policy and practice?

• consider the impact on different aspects of your program: hiring, staff development, curriculum development, funding, participants in education programs

6. How can you keep your guidelines current?

• good practice is not static; ongoing review is recommended