MPA 209 IGPS-LNU

1. PROJECT
PREPARATION
MPA 207- Planning Process
Prepared by:
IRENE G. SALINDONG
MPA Student
JOSEFINA B. BITONIO, DPA
Professor

2. Project
- A project is defined as a sequence of tasks that must be
completed to attain a certain outcome. According to the
Project Management Institute (PMI), the term Project
refers to ” to any temporary endeavor with a definite
beginning and end”. Depending on its complexity, it can be
managed by a single person or hundreds.

3. Characteristics of a Project

5. What is process
- defined as the series of steps or phases of procedures and
activities undertaken or followed in doing a particular activity.
- can be reflected or drawn in illustration, graphical or symbolic
terms atypical of a model.

6. “the process of determining
goals and designing the means
by which these goals may be
achieved.”
- Robert Young

9. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 1: Identify problems and needs
■ Stage 2: Develop goals and objectives
■ Stage 3: Develop alternative strategies
■ Stage 4: Select strategies and develop a detailed plan
■ Stage 5: Design a monitoring and evaluation plan

10. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 1: Identify problems and needs
- At this stage, the planner(s) and community leaders collect information
to assess problems and needs.
▪ Conduct surveys
▪ Conduct interviews
▪ Use secondary data

11. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 2: Develop goals and objectives
- Once the problems have been identified and agreed upon, the planner
develops goals and objectives to alleviate the problem or needs. Goals
are usually accompanied by detailed and specific objectives.
S.M.A.R.T. Objectives
Specific
Measurable
Area-specific
Realistic
Time-Bound

12. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 3: Development of Alternative Solutions
- At this stage the planner working with staff and community leaders,
comes up with a list of alternative strategies to achieve the goals and
objectives.

13. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 4: Selection of Strategies and Development of Detail Plan
- Once a strategy (or group of strategies) has been selected, a detail plan
to implement the strategy is developed.
Types of Activities requires in Planning Development
1. Programming
2. Allocating resources
3. Scheduling
4. Fixing accountability

14. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 5: Monitoring and Evaluation
-Monitoring and evaluation help guide the following kinds of decisions:
➢ Continue or discontinue a program or component of a plan
➢ Improve existing programs/plans
➢ Add or drop a component or an entire program
➢ Institute a similar program elsewhere
➢ Reallocate resources among competing programs or program
components

15. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 5: Monitoring and Evaluation
There are two types of evaluations:
1. Process evaluation
2. Impact evaluations
Program evaluations are successful if the following three conditions are met:
1. Program objectives are well defined
2. Intended uses of evaluations are well-defined, and
3. Monitoring and evaluation plans are developed.

16. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 6: Developing a Simple Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Time Frame
Indicators
Data sources
Means of analysis
Reporting
Assigning responsible person(s)

17. Stages of the Planning Process
■ Stage 6: Developing a Simple Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Time Frame
Indicators
Data sources
Means of analysis
Reporting
Assigning responsible person(s)

18. Strategic Planning Models vs Strategic
planning frameworks
■ model maps out how your company/organization plans to implement
a strategy for improving operations, delivering quality, and meeting
specific goals.
■ A strategic planning framework outlines how you will conceptually
approach your strategic plan.

19. Strategic Planning Models

20. Strategic Planning Models

21. Strategic Planning Models

22. Strategic Planning Models

23. Strategic Planning Models

24. Strategic Planning Models
REAL-TIME MODEL
- This model is fluid and designed for organizations that need to react
quickly to a rapidly changing work environment.
• Organizational strategy
• Programmatic strategy
• Operational strategy
INSPIRATIONAL MODEL
- This model is designed to inspire your people to energize them as they
work toward goals

25. References
Lesson 1: What is the planning process? — MEASURE Evaluation
Plan Preparation Process | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Top Strategic Planning Models and Frameworks | Lucidchart Blog
Strategic Planning Models | PDF | Strategic Management | Strategic Planning
(scribd.com)

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