The Corps planning process follows the six-step process defined in the Principles and Guidelines (P&G). This process is a structured approach to problem solving which provides a rational framework for sound decision making. The six-step process is used for all planning studies conducted by the Corps of Engineers. The process is also applicable for many other types of studies and its wide use is encouraged. The six steps are:
Step 1 - Identifying problems and opportunities
Step 2 - Inventorying and forecasting conditions
Step 3 - Formulating alternative plans
Step 4 - Evaluating alternative plans
Step 5 - Comparing alternative plans
Step 6 - Selecting a plan
Corps decision making is generally based on the accomplishment and documentation of all of these steps. It is important to stress the iterative nature of this process. As more information is acquired and developed, it may be necessary to reiterate some of the previous steps. The six steps, though presented and discussed in a sequential manner for ease of understanding, usually occur iteratively and sometimes concurrently. Iterations of steps are conducted as necessary to formulate efficient, effective, complete and acceptable plans.
In Step 4: Plan Development, there are 3 tasks—Develop and Analyze Course of Action, Identify Resources, and Identify Information and Intelligence needs. In Step 5: Plan, Preparation, Review, and Approval, there are 3 tasks—Write the Plan, Review the Plan, Approve, and Disseminate the Plan.
The steps in the planning process include developing objectives, developing tasks to meet objectives, determining needed resources, creating a timeline, determining tracking and assessment, finalizing the plan, and distributing the plan to the team.
Analyzing existing community development approaches, we can identify in general a community development cycle6 with the following steps: Awareness and Confidence Building; Social Mobilization for Collective Action; Participatory Analysis, Planning, Action, and Monitoring; and Evaluation.
The Planning Cycle is an eight-step process that you can use to plan any small-to-medium sized project: moving to a new office, developing a new product, or planning a corporate event, for example. The tool enables you to plan and implement fully considered, well-focused, robust, practical, and cost-effective projects.
It is a systematic activity that figures out what, why, how, when, who, and where will play out a particular work. Setting objectives, Developing premises, Identifying alternative courses of action, Evaluating alternative courses are the steps followed in the planning process.
There are 7 stages of a mobilisation effort on this model: conducting initial preparation, organising the community for action, exploring the health issues and setting priorities, planning, acting and evaluating together, and scaling up.
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