(under the Guidance and Supervision of Prof. Limuel C. Cirineo, Ed.D)
I. INTRODUCTION:
Before anyone is going to do something, there is nothing as sensible as planning. A plan as we know is something thought about and chalked out in advance before the real action takes place and is actually a recipe for success. But then, the word 'plan' does not need much of a definition. It has been used so much that it has become quite hackneyed. So, we all know what it means, but how many of us really resort to planning before we start a course of action. I'm not referring to a mental picture that we chart out in our minds that is in one word, vague. I mean a real plan in black and white, that is, put down on a piece of paper. It is so important because once we write down something, it clears up a lot of hazy areas and opens aspects that we probably overlooked.
As the saying goes, “Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play a football game without a game plan”.
In my M.A. class with our professor, Dr. Cirineo, I have learned so much about the significance of planning a project and of course, evaluation with the help of my classmates who have exerted their efforts in reporting the assigned topics. I have also done my part when I have reported about the Economic Analysis and I have learned so much from this, too. These are my views as I have studied and listened to the reports:
II. INPUT:
1. PLANNING, APPRAISAL AND DESIGN (reported by: Ms. Jelly Rose S. Victor)
The first phase of the Process of Project Management Cycle taught me that planning should begin with the end in sight. Good project plans begins with good implementation, methodologies and best practices that are consistent, controlled and deliverables that meet expectations.
If advanced preparation has been made, by the end of the meeting, the implementation is defined, the activities surrounding the project plan are established,