Table 1.

Analytic steps for PROSPER cost analysis

Step	Method	Result
1. Definition	Integrate PROSPER sustainability and CPPOA models Project goals and purpose → outcomes Project objectives and strategies → processes Project procedures → procedures Project activity-costs → costs	Analytic CPPOA structure
2. Bounding	Delineate bounds of analysis Perspectives: local team, Cooperative Extension, University team, and societal Analytic horizon: project years 1–5 (2002–2006) Scope: costs directly related to sustaining quality programming and well-functioning teams	Boundaries of analysis
3. Identification	Conduct qualitative cost analysis Classification of 16 project procedures Classification of 116 project activities	Integrative Cost Matrix (ICM)
4. Quantification	Account for project financial costs and resource consumption Removal of first copy and research expenditures Application of activity-based costing procedure (ABC) Allocation of resource consumption to team-and program-level procedures	Estimates of project expenditures by activity
5. Valuation	Estimate opportunity costs and adjust for market imperfections Opportunity costs: team co-leader, team member, participants Market adjustments: inflation	Estimate of economic costs
6. Sensitivity analysis	Employ extreme-scenario and one-way sensitivity analyses Assumption 1: allocation rate of university personnel costs to implementation activities Assumption 2: allocation rate of university overhead to implementation activities Assumption 3: allocation rate of university expenses to implementation activities Assumption 3: cost of family curriculum	Final cost estimate