Choosing & Using Technologies in Education & Training

Checklist for Planning

This checklist is intended to help you plan by identifying questions you should ask yourself and information you should acquire as part of your planning process.

Principle 2: Organisational Requirements and Constraints

The organisation should identify how the project relates to its own strategic goals and position.

SUCCESS FACTORS CHECKLIST
1. The relationship of the project to the organisation’s strategic plan has been identified and documented. 1.1 How does the project relate to your organisation’s objectives as identified in its strategic plan? (e.g. will it provide education to new target groups, expand your organisation’s market share, enhance your reputation as a lead agency in a particular technology or course discipline area, etc).

1.2 How will you document this relationship?

2. The benefits which should accrue to the organisation (as opposed to learners or other clients) have been identified and documented. 2.1 If the project is successful, in what ways will the organisation benefit?

2.2 To what extent will the organisational benefits be made public in any material describing the project? (e.g. in publicity material, reports to funding bodies, communications with other stakeholders).

2.3 Can any industry development potential be identified which may make the project attractive to your organisation’s Council or Board or other significant bodies? How can you ascertain this?

SUCCESS FACTORS CHECKLIST
3. The links between the organisation’s objectives and the needs of other stakeholders have been identified. 3.1 Can these links be identified during assessment of stakeholders’ needs as discussed in Principle 1?

3.2 How will you document them?

3.3 If there is any disharmony between your organisation’s objectives and those of other stakeholders, how will you strike a balance?

4. Likely champions or champion groups within the organisation have been identified. 4.1 What champions or champion groups exist which may help to enlist or increase support for the project? (e.g. student bodies, local industry, ITABs, community associations).

4.2 If no likely champion groups exist at present, how can they be formed so as to have the best results? (e.g. consultative groups of potential learners or employers of potential learners).

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