PLANNING

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MANAGEMEN
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MPA 1H2
 ❏ Overview of Project Development
Cycle
Outline for the Day ❏ Project Evaluation Objectives and
Framework
❏ Introduction to Project Planning
Introduction to Project Planning
Learning Objectives

❏ Have an overview of the project planning and development process

❏ Complete activities that incorporate the 11 steps of project development
Project Cycle

The process of planning and managing projects follows

A logical, continuous cycle.

Each phase of the project leads to the next

Project Cycle

1. Identify  needs assessment

2. Design  actual planning
3. Implement  either single year or
multi-year
4. Evaluation  are goals and
objectives achieved?
5. Monitoring  occurs throughout
all stages
Overview of Project Planning

❏ Steps to achieve a goal  community/ strategic plan

❏ Action strategies  community meetings, board meetings, etc.

“The project process should occur before you write your application and
submit it for funding”
Overview of Project Planning

❏ Identifies specific community problems vs. community goals

❏ Creates a work plan  address problems and attain goals
❏ Describes measurable beneficial impacts  project’s implementation
❏ Determines level of resources or funding  implement the project
Why is Project planning important
Helps us to
1. Think ahead, prepare for the future
2. Clarify goals, develop a vision
3. Identify issues to be addressed
4. Choose between options
5. Consider whether project is possible
6. Make best use of resources
7. Motivate staff and community
8. Assign resources and responsibilities
9. Achieve best results
Why is Project planning important

Eliminates
1. Poor planning
2. Overambitious projects
3. Unsustainable projects
4. Undefined problems
5. Unstructured project work plans
 Approach to Community Development

Community based projects

❏ Cultural values
❏ Collective vision
❏ Long-range governance
❏ Social and economic development
goals of native communities
 Key points in Project Planning Stage

❏ Local Decision Making

❏ Community Involvement
❏ Community Comprehensive Plan
❏ Community Strategic Plan
❏ Community Needs Assessment
❏ Tribal Council/ Board Meeting
Minutes
❏ Community Surveys
 Methods to Involve the Community

❏ Comprehensive Planning ❏ Strategic Planning

❏ Needs Assessment  Long-range ❏ Comprehensive Plan already in place
Goals ❏ Move forward with their long range
❏ Ways to overcome problems goals
❏ Process to measure progress
❏ Usually one year to complete for a
five to ten year time span
❏ Alternative Methods
❏ Minutes of past general council
meetings
 ❏ Focus Groups
- Individuals who will benefit form the project
Some Planning - 3 to 5 questions
Processes to ❏ Community Mapping
Consider - How groups are potentially affected
- Location, resources, etc
- Social map, political map, resource map, futures map
❏ Stakeholder analysis
- Interest groups (gain or lose)
- Keep satisfied, engage closely/ influence activity,
Monitor, Keep informed
 ❏ Community Scales
Some Planning ❏ Problem Tree
Processes to ❏ Nominal Group Process
Consider ❏ Survey Research
❏ SWOT Analysis
 Initiating the Planning Process

❏ Local Project Planning ❏ Using the Community Process

Committee ❏ Keep Records
❏ Use what already exists
❏ Team Approach to Plan New
❏ Choose wisely
Projects
❏ 80% Planning, 20% Writing
❏ Ensuring Community
Involvement
Initiating the Planning Process

❏ Getting the word out

❏ Boosting attendance
❏ Setting group priorities
❏ Consolidate similar ideas
❏ Consensus formed by vote
❏ Community Survey
Dacal pung Salamat!

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Mr. Madison Dominguez, MD

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