Video 9: Approach and Workplan

• Video 9 - Slides
• Workplan

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• Welcome to the ANA Project Planning and Development On-Demand Training Series.
• This is video nine, The Approach and Your Workplan.
• Your approach describes the work that will be done for your project. This is a large endeavor, so having a group supporting this process is going to be helpful. When determining your approach, it's a good idea to start by identifying what's worked before and what hasn't. Some communities may research similar projects or best practices to use as a model, your approach will help you identify your activities, which is the start to creating your workplan. In doing so, be sure to modify as needed to best fit your community. This can take time and research, but it's definitely gonna be worth it. Things to consider could include concepts, activities, and the day-to-day tasks needed to attain your goals. When you're ready to create your workplan, you're going to want to lay out all the objectives and activities and have them in chronological order. When listing these, include the start and end dates as well as staff responsible for each activity.
• Your project workplan is a standalone document that will provide a roadmap for your project. Another way to look at this is as a blueprint. This document will outline your approach and show the individual activities when they occur and who will be responsible. This will help your project stay on track and is going to be very important should you have staffing changes or turnover.
• This table shows an example of how to create your workplan. Your project title, goal and objective will be what you've created in the earlier chapters of this training. Below this are your individual activities, staff, who will be involved for each step, and your start and end dates for those activities.
• Your activities should include all the steps for your project, which could include the hiring of staff, travel, project planning, and the implementation. It's worth noting that when listing project staff, use job titles instead of individual names in case staff change or leave throughout the project.
• Using the information discussed in this section, we're now going to create your workplan. At the top of your workplan, you can use information created in this training, such as your project goal, your objectives, outcomes, and outputs. For this activity, we will create 10 separate activities for your project, starting with the initial steps needed.
• Thank you for viewing video nine of the Project Planning and Development On-Demand Training Series. If you have any questions regarding project development or the administration for Native Americans, please feel free to contact us anaalaska.org.