Project Management

Assignment 1

Name Student ID
Ahmud Fahim 21382016

Section-1
1. Please expand the following:

ADP Annual Development Programme.

JDCF Japan Debt Cancellation Fund.

ICT Information and Communication Technology.

2. What is ADP? Please mention some of the existing policies considered during ADP preparation.

Annual Development Programme (ADP) is the flagship short-term planning document of

Bangladesh Government. It is a tool through which resources allocated among the proposed
development projects so that they can help in achieving the goals and targets of long- and
medium-term national development plans. The document provides a complete list of all the
development projects to be initiated in a certain fiscal year along with allocation.

According to the ADP Guideline, the following polices constitute the base of ADP:

 Perspective Plan of Bangladesh

 Five Year Plan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
 Allocation of Business Among Different Ministries/Divisions
 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
 Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
 Vision 2041
 Medium Term Budget Framework

3. What is the budgeted public sector investment for the FY 2021-22? Please indicate the composition
of funding.
 The budgeted public sector investment for the FY 2022-23 is Tk 2,59,617crore (ADP).

The composition of funding is as follows:

Recurrent expenditure Tk. 41,510 Cr.
Capital expenditure Tk.1,93,464 Cr.
Financial Assets Tk. 24,643 Cr.

4. Please mention a long term development policy of the government.

Bangladesh Delta plan-2100

5. In the equation, Y = C + I + G + X – M, what the Y, C, I, G, X and M stands for?

Y= GDP

C= Consumption

I= Investment

G= Government Expenditure

X= Exports

M= Imports

6. Please mention the knowledge areas of project management.

 Project integration management

 Project scope management
 Project time management
 Project cost management
 Project quality management
 Project human resource management
 Project communication management
 Project risk management
 Project procurement management
 Project stakeholder management

7. When to use DPP and TAPP?

DPP is used for preparing investment project and TPP is used for preparing technical assistance project.
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8. Please expand the following

PPP Public Private Partnership

IMED Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division

RADP Revised Annual Development Program

9. What vital issues are being considered during ADP formulation?

According to the ADP Preparation Guideline 2021-22, during the formulation of the ADP, special
importance is given to the mobilization of domestic and foreign resources, capacity of fund utilization,
its importance in the national economy, sectoral priorities, and above all, the overall economic
development of the country.

10. To utilize cent percent allocation, what strategies GoB suggested?

 Appointment of Project Director (PD) during the preparation of project proposal

 Preparing CPM and Gantt chart properly
 Making annual procurement plan timely and effectively
 Ensure fund allocation and fund release timely
 Ensure effective implementation and monitoring
 Simplification of land acquisition process
 To avoid transfer Project Director frequently.

11. Please mention a mid-term development policy of the government

Five year plan

12. Please mention the core skills required for British Civil Service.

 Analysis and use of evidence

  Financial management
 People management
 Program and project management
 Communication and marketing
 Strategic thinking

13. What are the different types of government expenditures?

 Operational and Development expenditure

 Capital and revenue expenditure
 Recurring and non-recurring expenditure
 Charged and other expenditure

14. Why construction of Padma Bridge is a project?

The construction of Padma Bridge is a temporary endeavor with a definite beginning and end
and the effort will ultimately result into a operation.
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15. Please expand the following

MTBF Medium term Budgetary Framework

DPP Development Project Proposal

RTPP Revised Technical Assistance Project Proposal

16. How many sectors are there for GoB development allocation? Please mention five such sectors.

There are 15 sectors for GOB development allocation.

Five are mention bellow-

 Agriculture
 Industry.
 Rural Development and Rural Institution
 Power
 Water Resources

17. What are the different types of projects right now GoB has been implementing? Please indicate the
numbers from different categories.

Sl. No Types/Categories of Project No. of Project No. of Project

1 Investment Project 1324
2 Technical assistance Project 120
3 Autonomous/Corporation own fund project 90
4 Unapproved New Project (Without allocation of fund) 609
5 Unapproved New Project in assistance to receive Foreign Fund 141
(without allocation of fund)
6 PPP Enlisted Projects 88

18. Please state the guiding principles for ADP preparation.

a) To include the approved projects determined by the concerned authority with allocation in the ADP.

b) Not to propose any project which is targeted for completion in the RADP in favor of maintaining,
planning discipline and budget management. Besides, it is requested not to propose any time-expired
project dated on 30 June 2019 without time extension in the ADP of FY 2019-20.

c) To enlist the projects separately in the ADP taken to be implemented by own fund of the
Autonomous Bodies/Corporations.

d) To include two different lists of unapproved new and aid worthy projects in the ADP.

e) To send the list of unapproved/ongoing Public Private Partnership projects (PPP) to be included
in a separate list in the ADP.

f) To propose new projects considering the rules of “Allocation of Business” of the

Ministry/Division. To avoid duplication in taking development projects implemented by one or more
agencies in a certain area/locality and to consider regional based balanced development;

g) To prioritize projects related to the climate change adaptation for mainstreaming climate
change in the development process and to ensure projects as taken according to the thematic area of
the climate change strategy and Bangladesh Action Plan (BCCSAP).

h) To give priority to the new link projects taken under the supervision of 30% Public Private
Partnership (PPP) Project. To avoid the proposal for the inclusion of those projects which have the
possibility to be implemented under Private supervision.

i) To prioritize allocation to projects that have national importance, foreign assisted, are
scheduled to be completed in FY 2019-20 as fast-paced projects.

j) To propose allocation for local currency and project aid of projects in consistent with of
Ministries’/Divisions estimated expenditure ceiling provided by the Finance Division under the MTBF.

19. Please mention a short term development policy document of the government.
 Annual Development Plan (ADP).

20. What are the different contexts of feasibility study of a project?

a) Economic feasibility

b) Financial feasibility

c) Environmental feasibility

d) Social feasibility

e) Technical feasibility

f) Administrative feasibility

21. Please mention the size of development expenditures for last five years.

Fiscal Year Development Expenditure (Taka in Crore)

2021-22 2,37,078.00
2020-21 2,15,043.00
2019-20 2,11,683.00
2018-19 1,79,669.00
2017-18 1,59,013.00
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22. Please expand the following

TAPP Technical Assistance Project Proposal

ECNEC Executive Committee of the National Economic Council

RDPP Revised Development Project Proposal

23. Which sectors have been given priority for achieving rapid economic growth?

 Transport and Communication

 Health
 Education and Technology
 Public Administration
 Local Govt. and Rural Development
 Agriculture
 Energy and Power
 Social Security and Welfare

24. Please indicate the five priority sectors of the government as per the amount of allocation.

Sl. No Name of Sector Allocation (in Crore Tk.)

1 Transport & Communication 61,631.41

2 Power & Energy 45867.84
3 Housing & community Facilities 23747.21

4 Education 23177.96
5 Health 17036.67
25. What is the projected GDP size for FY 2021-22?

The projected GDP size for FY 2022-23 is Tk.44, 49,959 Crore.

26. Please mention ten indicators of Macroeconomics?

 GDP Growth
 Per Capita Income
 Investment
 Inflation
 Unemployment Rate
 Export
 Import
 Remittance
 Broad Money
 Interest Rate

27. Why project management is considered as a core skill for a civil servant?

Development budget is focused by the Government. Development activities are accomplished by

development projects. About 40% of total budget is development oriented so every civil servant should
have proper knowledge about project management.

28. How to define a project?

Project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end to create an unique product, service of
result.