Project planning/ Alignment

Projects are

1) Means of achieving organization’s strategic plan

1) Are organized activities that could not be addressed within

the organization’s operational limits
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Considerations /source for originating startup

1. Market demand/research
2. Organization strategic plan/business plan
3. Customer request
4. Technological advance
5. Legal requirements
6. Prior obsolescence
7. Tendering
8. Political ,etc
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Examples
1. ERCC board has initiated a project to improve fuel
efficiency of machineries at hand
2. ERA has tendered a feasibility study project
3. Up on the demand of region x ERA has commissioned a
maintenance project for road # x
4. HABCON consult has commissioned a project to upgrade
it’s IT infrastructure
5. ERA has started a project to update it’s ROW Guideline in
line with the new proclamation
6. ERA has issued RFP for a bridge construction project
 Project start
Starting a project ct may be called

Concept phase

Initiation phase

Pre-investment phase
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Typical Activities

1. Establish a project’s origin

origin of the project –The need for the project ,the want

2. Establish objectives and constraints ( of project & end product

etc)

3. Establish scope
Project startup
4. Determine owner involvement ( in-house ,outsourcing,
contract decisions ,etc)

5. Appoint Project Manager

6. Decision on team –building/ potential

7. Identify stakeholders
8. Undertake support studies ( data collection, site inspection ,
conduct risk/ uncertainty
assessment,environmental,standards,regulations etc)
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9. Generate alternatives ( alternate end products, means to end
products, etc)
10. Perform approximate estimates (of resources,funding ,
cost ,income, time etc)
11. Establish feasibility ( technological and financial feasibility )
12. Obtain authorization /approval
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Alignment Strategic plan

For Public sector and some private organization the need flows
from organization strategic plan i.e

Strategic plan …………mission……..vision……….goal

Pre-Project Planning/Project
Alignment
Project

Vs

Strategic plan
Alignment
Agency
strategy Network &
route studies
and plan
programs

projects
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NEED MUNITY
ESTABLISED MISSION BENEFITCOM

GOAL

AGENCY
PLAN

NETWORK
PROJECT OPTIONS
IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
Broad feasibility
priorities established
PROGRAMS
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Obsolescence

Physical …( collapse,demolish,end of design life )

Economical … ( cheaper alternative ) realignment section
could be examples
Functional …chanhge in function
Social obsolecence…..Modernization,religious,disaster
Legal obsolecence……change in regulations ( safety regulation
etc)
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Political inputs..Electorate influence, promises ,war

Immigration influx, etc

Tendering …. ( RFP,EOI,QUALIFICATION PROPOSAL

,etc)