Developing and Using Work Plans

Introduction
Getting Ready For Work Planning
How Work Plans at Different Levels Fit Together
Preparing An Annual Work Plan
Components of an Annual Work Plan
Developing a Gantt Chart
Preparing Short-Term Work Plans
Developing Short-Term Targets
Developing Monthly Work Plans
Developing Weekly and Daily Work Plans

Tools and Techniques

Use of Various Work Plans

How To ...

Start the work planning process
Prepare an annual work plan
Develop and schedule activities

Country Examples

Example from Bangladesh - Developing Work Plans for a Community-Based Family Planning Project
Example from Bangladesh - A Gantt Chart
Example from Bangladesh - Developing Monthly Work Plans for Family Planning Fieldworkers

Vignette

Using Work Plans to Keep a Program on Track

Checklists

Developing and Using Work Plans