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Glossary For Chapter 2

Actions that will be undertaken by the program staff in order to achieve program objectives.

Annual Work Plan

A document that describes what the organization will do over the period of one year and links together the work plans of all the program components.

Baseline Survey

A survey that is conducted early in the life of a project to establish data against which future results will be compared.

A work plan specifically for the community-based distribution (CBD) component of the organization, usually for the period of one year.

Clinic Plan

A work plan specifically for the clinic component of the organization, usually for the period of one year.

Continuing Users (also known as Active Users)

Distinguished from new clients, continuing users are contraceptive users who have continued to use a family planing method over a period of time. They are usually counted and reported on separately from new clients of a program and new users of a method.

A process of gathering and analyzing information for the purpose of determining whether a program is carrying out the activities that it had planned and the extent to which the program is achieving its stated objectives (through these activities). The evaluation is used as a tool to learn how the program is most effective and/or what modifications should be made to improve services.

Gantt Chart (also known as a Chronogram)

The summary of a work plan, presented in the form of a chart showing the major activities planned in their chronological sequence, as well as the week or month in which they will be conducted and the person responsible for carrying them out. It sometimes includes the resources that will be necessary to carry out the activities.

A work plan specifically for the information, education, and communication (IEC) component of the organization, usually for the period of one year.

The extent to which the program has made a long-term change in the attitudes, behavior, or health of the program participants.

The process of regularly checking the status of the program, by observing whether planned activities have been conducted and completed and whether they are generating the desired change.

Program Components

Functional units of an organization that provide services aimed at accomplishing organizational goals, such as a CBD component, a clinic component, or an IEC component.

The means available for use in conducting the planned activities, such as people, objects, and money.

Target Population

The specific population intended as beneficiaries of a program. This will be either all or a subset of potential users, such as adolescents, pregnant women, rural residents, or the residents of a particular geographic area.

Objectives that have been broken down into smaller units and restated in numerical terms. They pertain to a specific program component, such as a clinical IEC component, and encompass a specific period of time such as a quarter, month, or week.

Activities broken down into specific assignments or duties.

The designated period of time in which activities will occur and the chronological sequence of these activities.

To Do Lists

Informal lists of activities and tasks to be carried out over a short period of time, usually less than one month. "To do" lists are revised regularly to incorporate new activities that replace those that have been completed.

A document developed by the manager and the staff, covering a specified period of time, which lists all planned activities, the date by which they will be accomplished, the resources that they will require, and the people responsible for carrying them out.

Work Planning (also known as Operational Planning)

A process through which an organization decides what activities will be conducted, which department or staff will carry them out, the resources that will be needed, and the time frame for completing the activities. Work planning usually covers a period of a year or less.

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