Development Cooperation Handbook/Templates/Programme plan



The programme plan is the deliverable that terminates the Design phase and opens the of implementation phase of programme cycle management)

A program plan may have a different format according if it is meant for the project partners as external stakeholders. When the plan is meant mainly for an audience of internal stakeholders the operations plan may contain more details for specifying all the tasks required for managing the activities and delivering the expected products/services. However in many cases external stakeholders like donors and other partners will be interested to see such details and monitor the implementation of activities because they have to justify to others the resources they have invested in the project/programme.

It is a good practice to divide the plan into two main portions:


 * 1) The description of the organization (or consortium) that is responsible for the Program
 * 2) The  description of the Objectives and the Methodology of the Program

The description of the organization (or consortium) that is responsible for the Program

 * Programme Context
 * Background
 * Current Status
 * Future Plans
 * Programme Activity Sectors
 * Sector of activity: Characteristics
 * Sector of activity Trends
 * Programme Activity Sectors

The description of the Objectives and the Methodology of the Program

 * Programme Expected Outcomes and Impact
 * Programme Fund Raising and Marketing
 * Programme Operations plan
 * Programme Management plan
 * Human Resources management
 * Programme Partnership Management
 * Programme Quality Plan

Other tools
Guidelines to Project Managers on Effective Writing

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