Project Planning - A Process Approach

This article outlines a process planning and management approach in establishing a new project for CONCERN Worldwide, in an area of Tanzania. The programme is an integrated rural development programme focusing on food security. The article introduces how the project was conceived and started as a result of serious food shortage, and why full participation in all phases ws a concern. To achieve this, a process planning approach was adopted. The article discusses the features of this approach and its practical implementation. The key factors identified in the successful operation of the process approach are staffing and communication. The advantages and disadvantages of the process are also discussed.