Project Management and its importance in Developing countries

Project Planning’word is made by two words ‘Project’ and ‘Planning’ so it is good to define these two words differently before defining the project planning for better understanding. Project is a one-shot, time limited, goal oriented, major undertaking, requiring the commitment of varied skill and resources in a temporary organization (Project Management Institutions of USA). Project generally originates from plans. They serve as the building blocks for development planning. Most foreign aid is project based. Project is temporary organizations established to achieve specific goals. Planning is predetermining future. It is looking ahead. It is the process of setting goals and choosing actions to achieve the set/specified goals. In planning, we decide in advance what work need to do, how, when to do it and who is to do it. It provides goals and targets, which serve as standards to measure and control the performance. It helps to set the future course of action and ways in implementing it allocating ad mobilizing the available resources in good/sustainable manner. We can understand planning more clearly from the statement made by some writer as below: “Planning, in general, can be described as the function of selecting the enterprise objectives and establishing the policies, procedure, and programs necessary for achieving them’- Harold Kerzner. “Planning, refers to what is to be done, how it is to be done and who is to do it” _ S. Chaudhary Therefore, Planning is a statement of estimation of sequencing and scheduling the work, which is made in present to accomplish the objectives in the future Now, we have got some idea about defining project planning. in brief we can say project planning is future work plan of project. The planning phase of the project is concerned with the development of the project for investment these involved task are 1. Feasibility Study-weather the Project is implementable or not. 2. Appraisal-it is done after the feasibility study to evaluate the project ability to succeed. 3. Design-detailing implementation plan, work plans, making design-specifying specification etc. Thus, project planning is concerned with looking ahead at the future work plan of a project. It is deciding in advance about 1. What activities need to be done in the project? 2. How those activities will be done, when and deciding who will do it. Project planning is defining project objectives, determining and evaluating alternatives course of action, and selecting action plans to achieve project objectives. It is estimating, sequencing and scheduling of project work and allocation of resources in a co-ordinate with effective manner. It is planning the project work in a logical and structural manner, which provides the standard in measuring the performance. David I. Cleland defines that project planning is the process of thinking through and making explicit the project’s objectives, goals and strategies necessary to bring the project through its life cycle to successful termination. Effective project planning can be formulated from the right and accurate information these are:1. The statement of work- detail description of work which is needed to perform by project 2. Project Specification: Statement of procedures quality standard, organization policies and procedures of technical contents. 3. Milestone Schedule: determined formal reporting report of progress, project start and end dates. 4. WBS (Work Break Down Structure): Breakdown of work into smaller forms in a sequential manner, which are necessary and integrable. Developing countries are characterized by low level of economic and human development these indicators and low per-capita income shows their underdevelopment. Developing countries including Nepal are highly affected by red-tapism, delaying in decision making, low performance and accountability, mal coordination between politicians and bureaucrats, imbalance development, poor need identification of poor and marginalized community, corruption, low quality service, inefficiency at work, lack of monitoring and evaluation, lack of skilled/professional manpower, institutional incapability. Week transport and communication facilities, poor data base, poor management, week financial resources etc these can be listed more than mentioned here which are blocking our nations to achieve expected direction of development. Above situation gives an image in our mind about the needs and importance of project Planning in scenario of developing countries because of these factors, project planning could be more relevant and functional in developing nations. It provides: 1. Easy to manage. 2. Easy to measure the results 3. Easy to see the efficiencies of capital. 1. Reduce risk and uncertainty: in project to a minimum. Developing countries including Nepal’s environment is full of risk. Project planning is flexible to reduce risk and complexity. 2. Allocate resources and mobilize: in a coordinated manner available locally, nationally either received by international Aid agencies and mobilize the resources for balance growth and development of nation in a sustainable manner. 3. Helps to establish performance standard: that helps to measure progress (monitoring), monitor resources, usage and assess the viability of project. 4. Provide work structure: for its execution that means WBS will provide the sequences and schedule of work, which will help to perform works on priority basis and on time. 5. Establish process and procedures: which helps in controlling project work. 6. Complete Project; achieve result on time, to the cost and desired quality. 7. The more complexity of the project the more we need project planning 8. Assist in national plan: today the implementation of Nepal’s development plan depends heavily on project planning/ management. The project management model is widely used to implement projects in public, private and NGOs sector. 9. Bureaucratic model failed in managing development change in developing countries thus project planning is needed to cope with the changes. 10. Project planning involves the target parties the project that will promote community participation and finally build the ownership of project. Without ownership realization not a single project will sustained. 11. Similarly it also helps in intuitional development, and human resource development. References:1. Kerzner, Harold (1987) Project Management, CBS publishers & distributors, New Delhi, India. 2. Little and Mirrlees (1974), Project Appraisal and Planning for Developing countires, New York. 3. Choudhary, s. (1998); Project Management, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

Who are the Nurse and what they do?

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Distance Education by Open University

There is no age bar for Education. Yes, it is but I say more there is no any geographical bar too for Education. If we ask to someone why you are not pursuing your further education? The likely answer are no money, time, busy, etc. solution of this all problem is Distance learning mode education. The degree earned by Distance learning mode is as same as Degree earned by regular college going students. Only drawback is you will miss the college life and other activities. But there are many benefits that you not need to leave your present job, family and invest huge amounts. If you are a house wife, job holder, working in far remote areas, not enough finance to go college then Distance learning mode suits your all need. You must allot at least the prescribed hour as suggested for your study. Distance learning mode education is known as private study in Nepal If you have decided to pursue your further studies by Distance mode/ Open learning mode. The college or university will provide you all the study materials, audio visual aids, old questions and your questions answer via mail or Internet. In Nepal there are many national and international colleges which provide distance learning mode education. Namely TU is the national largest University which provides Proficiency Level to Master Level distance mode education. You will get all subject related books in the book shops. If you have not passed your SLC level education you can study private SLC too, there are many tuition centres which will assist you for this. Other Colleges are as below: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU): This University has more than four authorised centres in Nepal. Kathmandu, Dharan, Biratnagar, Narayanghat. In Kathmandu ICA International Study Centre is conducting these courses. You can study the following courses: Bachelor Preparatory Programme of 6 months who does not have 10+2 education. After the completion of this coerce you can study Bachelor level education. Other courses are MBA, MA English, MPA, Bed, MCA, BCA, BA, Rural Development, Journalism, MA Sociology, and Health Education and many more. For details visit www.ica.edu.np or www.ignou.ac.in or call at 014465400. Similarly DLP in Bagbazar also run IGNOU course and other courses from Karnataka University. Hope International College, Satdobato: Provides Bachelor to Master level studies in humanities, business administration, and computer education. HOPE also conducted distance mode MBA, affiliated by Purvanchal University. This also conducts many courses from Indian Universities. Lord Buddha Education Foundation: This also provides many courses from Bachelor level to Master level in different subjects of your choice. This has very good reputation conducting BBA, BCA, MBA, BSc, MSc courses in Nepal. For details visit www.elbef.org. This is just a small note that how you can pursue your further studies from distance learning mode. There are many national and international Universities which provides education in your own doorsteps. Just search, collect the fact information and have a good study. I hope this page will certainly helps you to get information on distance mode education. And I would love to hear your comments. Please send your comments and I will post on this website. Thanks.