Answer to Question #224292 in Management for Henok Gezahaegn

Question

A project team has put together a plan for grand organizational transformation project, and forwarded the same for the approval of the stakeholders. The stakeholders, having reviewed the project plan, asked the project manager to clearly demonstrate and present the project inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts in order to expedite the approval process. Assuming that you are the Project Manager in charge seeking the approval of the stakeholders.

A. Outline the possible inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the project?

B. Identify the key stakeholders and then draw a role map diagram showing the influence and reporting relationship?

C. What do you recommend in order to build stakeholder participation and commitment to the project?

Answer 1

Impact-Positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.

Outcomes-The likely or achieved short-term and medium-term effects of an intervention’s outputs.

Outputs-The products, capital goods and services which result from a development intervention; may also include changes resulting from the intervention which are relevant to the achievement of outcomes.

Activities-Actions taken or work performed through which inputs, such as funds, technical assistance and other types of resources are mobilized to produce specific outputs

Inputs-The financial, human, and material resources use.