PROGRAM PLANNING PROCESS:
PROPOSAL PREPARATION,
PROCESS, DESIGN AND
FRAMEWORK
Dr. Pastora S. Coloma
Professor VI/Director for Extension
CONTENTS
Program Development Process/cycle
Program Planning Process & Targets
Outputs or Target Outcomes
Program Design and Framework
Program Proposal, Elements and
Format
Stakeholders in Agricultural Extension
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
*Program Evaluation
*Program Monitoring &
Documentation
*Program implementation
*Planned Program
*Program Planning Process
* Organization for Planning
* Situation Analysis
Phases of Program Development
P------Program Planning
I ------Program Implementation
M ----Program Monitoring
&Documentation
E ------Program Evaluation
TYPES OF PLANS
Short-term (1-3 years)
Medium-term (4-5 years)
Long-term (more than 5 years)
LEVELS OF PLANNING
TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT
MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT
LOW LEVEL MANAGEMENT
SECTORAL/AREA PLANNING
RESEARCH AREA
PRODUCTION
MARKETING
PROMOTION & MANAGEMENT
MAJOR AREAS OF PLANS
Purpose/Goals/Targets
Programs
Process (approaches, technologies,
strategies)
Personnel
Peso/ Budget
Plan of work
Partners
Kinds of Plans
Operational plan (how to do- process
plan)
Workplan & financial plan
Annual plan
Strategic plan (5 years or more)
Who are involved in planning?
top level
Middle level
Low-level
Clients/beneficiaries
NATURE OF PLANNING
Top-down
Bottom-up
Participatory
Directive/mandatory
Environmental Scanning or
Situation Analysis/Context
AREA PROFILING/ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS
-Internal environment
-External environment
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
-micro analysis
-macro analysis
SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT ANALYSIS
INTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATION
Strengths
Weaknesses
EXTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATION
Opportunities
Threats
PLANNING PROCESS
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (COMMUNITY)
-Historical
-Demographic
-Geographic
-Economic
-Social & cultural (education, health, nutrition,
housing, peace & order
-Communication, transportation, recreation
-Political & Financial
-Environmental
Problem & Needs Identification
Categories of problems & needs
Felt/recognized/known
Unfelt/unrecognized/not known
FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL
REGIONAL
PROVICNCIAL
CITY/MUNICIPAL
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES/GOALS
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
FOOD SECURITY & FOOD SUFFICIENCY
LONG-TERM GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Employment generation
Environmental protection
Sustainable development
Climate change mitigation
FORMULATION OF SOLUTIONS)
PROGRAMS
PROJECTS
INTERVENTIONS
POLICIES
FORMULATION OF STRATEGIES
Technology characteristics
-socially acceptable
-technically sound
-economically viable
-environment friendly
-presence of political support & resources
BASES FOR STRATEGY SELECTION
Relative Advantage
Complexity
Trialability
Technical soundness
BASES OF STRATEGY
CLIENTELE
RESOURCES AVAILABILITY
TECHNOLOGY
PRESENCE OF SUPPORT
ASPIRATIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
OTHERS CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT,
PEACE & ORDER
APPROACHES & METHODS
SINGLE
COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION:REQUISITES
Project document
Budget release
Manpower
Workplan (targets & deliverables
Financial plan
Monitoring & documentation
Evaluation
reporting
MONITOR
ACTIVITIES
PERSONNEL
RESOURCES—NON-HUMAN,
FINANCIAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS VS TARGET
REVISIONS BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS
How to monitor?
1. Field report
2. Actual field assessment
3. Meeting
4. Video monitoring
5. Secret monitoring
6. External/internal
Requirements
Personnel
Budget
Format
Timeframe
Analysis
actions