Action Plan and Project (APP)

Gloria Jumamil – Mercado PhD., MNSA

Schedule of Activities

October 6 – Introduction to Research and Writeshop on Topic; Problem Restructuring;

PM – Research Methods and Documentation

October 7 – Stakeholder Analyses PM – Conceptual Framework and Review

of Related Literature

There is a linear logic from the title,

to the problem, to the conceptual framework, to the research framework, to the findings, to the conclusion and to the recommendations

What is APP?

The Action Plan and Project (APP) is an empowering response to the call for public managers with a bias for people empowerment and the need to contribute to the fund of knowledge …is key to the MPM program's philosophy …

What is APP?Through the APP the student is

expected to apply or challenge the theoretical and pragmatic foundations by the MPM coursework through:

- specific strategic planning and project implementation drawing out the missionary zeal of public managers as constructive forces for development

What is APP?Through the APP the student is

expected to apply or challenge the theoretical and pragmatic foundations by the MPM coursework through:

- As an action learning project it must be pro-poor, developmental, high-impact, time bound, managed by student

What is APP? Through the APP the student is

expected to apply or challenge the theoretical and pragmatic foundations by the MPM coursework through:

- As scholarly report, it must be written in scholarly style, empirical, logical and systematic

- As a thesis equivalent, it must be analytical-applied-action research

APP?

The APP as an integrating course is an Action Learning Project. The APP responds to a Health System Development (HSD)project in a manner acceptable to both a community of practitioners and a community of scholars.

APP ParadigmWhat the

APP ISWhat process it entails What the

APP leads To

Action Learning Project

Scholarly

Report

Governance and Public

Management

Problem

GPM Problem

Active Experimenta

tion (Pilot Testing)

Reflective Observation (Hypotheses Generation)

Significant Concrete / Human

Experience (Research Context)(Problem

Identification)

Abstract Conceptualization

(Pilot Testing)

Project Outcomes Acceptable

to Community

of Practitioners, Decision/Poli

cy Makers

Research Outputs

Acceptable to

Community of Scholars

APP TOPICS

 The selection of proposed topics or areas

for review shall be concurred with by the Institutional Partners to assess feasibility of project, i.e. within the legal, institutional and policy limitations of the agency leadership, doable within the course duration (wholly or critical segments if long-term).

 

CPAP PARTS/ CHAPTERS

“The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts “

Preliminaries Preliminaries Title Page of AbstractTitle Page of Abstract AbstractAbstract Title Page of APPTitle Page of APP Endorsement Sheet Endorsement Sheet Back Part Back Part Approval sheet - End NotesApproval sheet - End Notes Table of Contents - Table of Contents -

Bibliography Bibliography List of Tables - AppendicesList of Tables - Appendices List of FiguresList of Figures - CV - CV AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

BodyBody

-- Chapter 1 – The Project and its ContextChapter 1 – The Project and its Context

-- Chapter 2 - Evaluation of the Management /HSD Chapter 2 - Evaluation of the Management /HSD ConceptsConcepts

- Chapter 3 - Design of the APP - Chapter 3 - Design of the APP

- Chapter 4 – Findings- Chapter 4 – Findings

- Chapter 5 – Recommendation/ The APP Experience and - Chapter 5 – Recommendation/ The APP Experience and My My Being a Public MgrBeing a Public Mgr

Some General Notes Preparatory Pages Title Page (No acronym in the title) Endorsement Sheet (Officially appointed by the school) Defense Panel Approval (Leveling/ Briefing ) Acknowledgement (1 or 2 pages) Abstract (1 or 2 pages page) List of Figures List of Tables List of Acronyms Table of Contents (consistency of page)

Organization of the Paper

Chap 1 – Rationale and Background Chap 2 - Conceptual Framework

Chap 3 - Methodology - . Work and Financial Plan Chap 5 – Results and Findings Chap 6 - Conclusion and

Recommendations for Sustainability

Organization of the Paper – Chapter 1 (Rationale and Background

Situation Analysis Describe the agency in terms of mandate and other relevant

information State the situation in the agency in relation to Health System State the problem that the APP will address

Objective of the APP/ Research Motivation State the overall and specific objectives of the APP Why you are writing this paper/significance

(personal/professional)

Definition of Terms

SENSING(Environmental Scanning)

SEARCHING(Historical Research and Policy)

DEFINING(Stakeholder Analysis and Variable Identification)

SPECIFYING (Research Design)

FORMULATING CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Organization of the Paper – Capter 2 (Conceptual framework)

Concepts and theories State the concepts or theories used in the

APP and how these theories contributed to the attainment of the APP objectives

Literature and projects State the relevant studies or projects

(e.g., APP/Thesis/etc) that are related to your APP and how your project differed from, or replicated, these.

DevolutionDevolutionDeconcentrationDeconcentration

National GovernmentNational Government

Local Local GovernmentGovernment

DemocratizationDemocratization

Public Public SectorSector

ConvergencConvergencee

Private-PublicPrivate-PublicSector Sector

PartnershipPartnership

SocietySociety(Public/(Public/

Communities)Communities)

Debureau-Debureau-cratizationcratization

Debureau-Debureau-cratizationcratization

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Productivity & QualityProsperity & Equity

Maturity & Unity

Values

Ideology

Organization

Resources

Markets

Investment Industry

Agency

Area

INTEGRATEDSTRATEGY

DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

SOCIO-POLITICAL ORPEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

Integrated Strategy Development Model

Society BusinessState

Non-state

Relationship DRelationship D

Relationship ERelationship ERelationship FRelationship F

Relationship D : “ Non-State ------------- State”Relationship D : “ Non-State ------------- State”

Relationship E : “ Non-State ------------- Business”Relationship E : “ Non-State ------------- Business”

− Compliance to accession commitments (WTO)− Compliance to covenants/ treaty/ cooperation (APEC, GATT, FTA, ASEAN, World Summit on Environment)− Developing a national framework like AGENDA21, Human Development Summit, etc

Sub-relations: “ State (national) --- State (local) ”− Decentralization of basic services− Localization of national framework

− compliance to international standards in labor and environment (OECD Guidelines)

Sub-relations: supply chain system/ works of nations : “ Business (TNCs) – Business (local enterprise) ”

− compliance to international standards Relationship F : “ Non-State -------------Relationship F : “ Non-State -------------Society”Society” − civil society Agenda in national/ local framework (environment, poverty, alleviation)

− Advocacy/ vigilance− Partners as program implements

Sub-relations: “ Among Civil Society ----- NGOs/ Pos/ Association ”− development of league/ forum on “League of Environmental NGOs” sectoral concerns−Convergence to strengthen its voices/ actions for advocacy

Non State Actorsinternational organizations,Multinational companies,

Regimes like WTO

Playing Field of Corporate Playing Field of Corporate Social ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility

Business

State

Non- State Actors

Society

New development: Globalization Governance

Decen

traliza

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Inte

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UN MDG Int’l Org

REALISM-state rationaleunitary actor-power/interest-anarchy

NEO-LIBERALISM- econ power-globalization-Interdependence

LIBERALISM-Free Trade-Cooperation-Democracy-Peace

NEO-REALISM-centrality of state-international structures-Balance of Power

Reinvented Phil. –Taiwan Relations in One China Policy

CONSTRUCTIVISM- Non-state actors-Global governance- Ideational Structures

2.A Compliance of Phils and Taiwan to WTO, APEC and other international org.

3.A Enhanced economic and socio- cultural cooperation between the Phils and Taiwan.

2, Implications of the “One China Policy” to the Phil. – Taiwan Relations

1. Analysis of the changing Phil.-Taiwan relational pattern from 1947-2005

3. Develop a new program and policy model to enhance People to People Partnership

Organization of the Paper – Chapter 3 (Methodolgy)

Tools and Techniques Data gathering: State the tools and

techniques used in data gathering, e.g., survey, interview, FGD, etc.

Interpretation: State the tools and techniques that you will use in interpreting the data gathered

RESEARCH PROBLEM 1

RESEARCH PROBLEM 2

RESEARCH PROBLEM 3

Philippines – Taiwan Relations

Revisit Legal / Official Documents

Focused Group Discussions

Enhanced Philippine – Taiwan Relations

National Interests

Assess Previous Studies / Theories / Literatures

Interview of Key Informants

INPUTS

PROCESS

OUTPUTS

OUTCOMES

FEEDBACK

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Consolidated data based on the document analysis are presented for discussions on common grounds as to the relational pattern of the Philippines and Taiwan and long lists of options.

Determine the most preferred option and nature of the retrofitting strategy to build the mix of the policy and program package for model building to reinvent the RP-Taiwan relations.

Coming from the information surfaced in Round 1, an analysis of the Philippines-Taiwan relational pattern vis a vis the One China Policy will be discussed and agree on common implications and 5 short lists of options.

*EXISTING STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS

**EMPIRICAL DATA FROM POLICY AND HISTORICAL DATA

***ACCOMPLISH-MENT REPORTS AND OTHER LEGAL DOCS OFGOVT. AND THEPRIVATE SECTOR

****INTERVIEWGUIDE

*PACKAGE (MODEL) OF POLICY, PLANS AND PROGRAM RETROFITTING AND REDIRECTIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE PHIL-TAIWAN RELATIONS IN A ONE CHINA POLICY FRAMEWORK

*INCREASED ECONOMIC/ SOCIO-CULT-EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES

**ENHANCEDFUNCTIONAL CONVERGENCE OF PHILIPPINE- TAIWAN PLAYERS

***EXPANDED AREAS OF COOPERATION AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION

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INPUTS PROCESS OUTPUT OUTCOME

FEED BACK

*DOCUMENT SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSISAND GAP ASSESSMENT

**INTERVIEW OF SELECTED KEY INFORMANTS

***DEPLHI TECHNIQUE/ FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION (3 LEVELS)

Stakeholders

Executive

Congress

LGUs

Business

Academe

Media

NGO/PO

Others

Document Analyses Focused Group Discussion/Delphi

Interview of Key Informants

Tests

Feasibility

Suitability

Acceptability

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Option5

Alternatives

Recommended Options and Alternatives

Options Generations Options Generations ValuesValues

Policy Feasibility Suitability Acceptability Overall Rating

H M L H M L H M L H M L

3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2.33 -

3.00

1.66 –

2.33

1.00 –

1.66

Option 1-

Option 2 –

Option 3 –

Option 4 –

Option 5 -

Organization of the Paper –Work and Financial Plan)

The template matrix includes:   ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY TIMEFRAME (MONTHLY) PERSON RESPONSIBLE BUDGET              

Organization of the Paper – Chapter 4 Presentartion of Findings and analysis

Results: Discuss the results of the APP activities Findings: Present the significant findings. Analysis: Thoroughly assess the findings and come up with

conclusion Relevance of Findings to Health Systems and Development

        

Organization of the Paper – Part 6 Conclusion and Recommendations

Highlight of Findings Conclusion Relevant Recommendations Policy Statement or Redirection Proposed Plans/Programs/Doable Proposal for Sustainability APP Experience and Public Manager Experience

        

Back Pages

Bibliography Appendices (Interview Guide,

Relevant Documents/ EOs etc., Survey Instruments, etc.)

Resume/CV

Basic Principles There is a linear logic from the Title to the

recommendation Be passionate with your topic to make it

worth pursuing (read: sleepless nights) Limit research areas of your paper to at least

three questions (or die hard) Your review of literatures and books will

lead you to your conceptual framework (conceptual framework) – it’s the story of your paper

Research Design/Method should lead you to your Analytical Framework

Footnotes or endnote!!! … citation please!!!

Considerations and Questions

Why the project is needed and how will it be of benefit? What specific action steps will I take to accomplish the objective(s)?

Who else will I need to get engaged because they have a role to play in my project’s success?

What timeline will I hold myself accountable to complete this project?

Considerations and Questions

What obstacles do I anticipate in achieving success for each step and how will I overcome them? Repeatedly review these guiding words to assist you to develop your action plan: What will I do, where will I take these actions, how will I do it, by what date, and why I am taking this action? WHO-, WHAT- WHERE-, HOW- WHY …?

Considerations and Questions

What will be done if a budget is granted?

(Discuss how the project is to be conducted and the approach to be taken including the anticipated length of the grant period).

How will the effects and quality of the project be determined?

(Describe how the project will be evaluated, including evaluation criteria, in relation to the goals and objects of the project

Considerations and Questions

How will others find out about the project and be able to use the results?

(Describe the outputs that will result, the degree to which they will be applicable to similar organizations, and the manner in which the outputs and results of the project will be disseminated).

Friendly Reminders

You know the end “canalized” Be a “sponge” , no pre-judgment, Acknowledge sources – book,

documents, speech, interview, etc Everything should matter –

“pampakapal” Be logical

“There is a linear logic from the title,

to the problem, to the conceptual framework, to the research framework, to the findings, to the conclusion and to the recommendation “

We can't solve problems by

using the same kind of thinking

we used when we created them.

Albert Einstein(1879-1955)

Food for Thought

Good Luck …. Thank you!!!