Action Plan and Project (APP)

1. Action Plan and Project (APP) Gloria Jumamil – Mercado PhD., MNSA

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 …

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. APP Paradigm GPM Problem Action Learning Project Significant Concrete / Human Experience (Research Context) (Problem Identification) Project Outcomes Acceptable to Community of Practitioners, Decision/Policy Makers Governance and Public Management Problem Active Experimentation (Pilot Testing) Reflective Observation (Hypotheses Generation) Research Outputs Acceptable to Community of Scholars Abstract Conceptualization (Pilot Testing) Scholarly Report

10. 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).

11. CPAP PARTS/ CHAPTERS • “The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts “

12. Preliminaries • Title Page of Abstract • Abstract • Title Page of APP • Endorsement Sheet Back Part • Approval sheet - End Notes • Table of Contents - Bibliography • List of Tables - Appendices • List of Figures - CV • Acknowledgements Body - Chapter 1 – The Project and its Context - Chapter 2 - Evaluation of the Management /HSD Concepts - Chapter 3 - Design of the APP - Chapter 4 – Findings - Chapter 5 – Recommendation/ The APP Experience and My Being a Public Mgr

13. 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)

14. 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

15. 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

16. SENSING (Environmental Scanning) SEARCHING (Historical Research and Policy) DEFINING (Stakeholder Analysis and Variable Identification) SPECIFYING (Research Design) FORMULATING CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PROBLEM STATEMENT

17. 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.

18. National Government Devolution Deconcentration Non-Government Organization/ Business Sector Debureau- cratization Non-Government Organization/ Business Sector Debureau- cratization Public Sector Convergence Local Government Private-Public Sector Partnership Democratization Society (Public/Communities)

19. Integrated Strategy Development Model SOCIO-POLITICAL OR PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT Ideology Maturity & Unity Organization Values INTEGRATED STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Resources Investment Area Industry Prosperity & Equity Productivity & Quality Markets Agency ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

20. State Business Society Relationship D Non-state Relationship E Non State Actors international organizations, Multinational companies, Regimes like WTO Relationship F • Relationship D : “ Non-State ------------- State” • 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 • Relationship E : “ Non-State ------------- Business” • 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 -------------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

21. Playing Field of Corporate Social Responsibility New development: Globalization Governance Decentralization Integration UN MDG  Int’l Org

22. 3. Develop a new program and policy model to enhance People to People Partnership 1. Analysis of the changing Phil.-Taiwan relational pattern from 1947-2005 REALISM -state rationale unitary actor -power/interest -anarchy 2.A Compliance of Phils and Taiwan to WTO, APEC and other international org. CONSTRUCTIVISM - Non-state actors -Global governance - Ideational Structures Reinvented Phil. –Taiwan Relations in One China Policy LIBERALISM -Free Trade -Cooperation -Democracy -Peace NEO-LIBERALISM - econ power -globalization -Interdependence • 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 NEO-REALISM -centrality of state -international structures -Balance of Power

23. 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

24. Philippines – Taiwan Relations RESEARCH PROBLEM 1 Revisit Legal / Official Documents INPUTS Assess Previous Studies / Theories / Literatures Interview of Key Informants RESEARCH PROBLEM 2 PROCESS RESEARCH PROBLEM 3 Focused Group Discussions OUTPUTS Enhanced Philippine – Taiwan Relations National Interests OUTCOMES FEEDBACK

25. 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. Round 1 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. Round 2 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. Round 3

26. IMPLICATIONS TO NATIONAL INTERESTS INPUTS PROCESS OUTPUT OUTCOME *EXISTING STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS **EMPIRICAL DATA FROM POLICY AND HISTORICAL DATA ***ACCOMPLISH-MENT REPORTS AND OTHER LEGAL DOCS OFGOVT. AND THEPRIVATE SECTOR ****INTERVIEW GUIDE *DOCUMENT SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS AND GAP ASSESSMENT **INTERVIEW OF SELECTED KEY INFORMANTS ***DEPLHI TECHNIQUE/ FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION (3 LEVELS) *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 **ENHANCED FUNCTIONAL CONVERGENCE OF PHILIPPINE- TAIWAN PLAYERS ***EXPANDED AREAS OF COOPERATION AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION FEED BACK

27. Stakeholders Tests Alternatives Executive Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option5 Congress LGUs Feasibility Suitability Acceptability Business Recommended Options and Alternatives Academe Media NGO/PO Others Interview of Key Informants Focused Group Discussion/Delphi Document Analyses

28. Options Generations Values

29. Organization of the Paper –Work and Financial Plan) • The template matrix includes:   • ACTIVITIES • OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY • TIMEFRAME • (MONTHLY) • PERSON RESPONSIBLE • BUDGET

30. 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

31. 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

32. Back Pages • Bibliography • Appendices (Interview Guide, Relevant Documents/ EOs etc., Survey Instruments, etc.) • Resume/CV

33. 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!!!

34. 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?

35. 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 …?

36. 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

37. 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).

38. 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

39. “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 “

40. Food for Thought We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

41. Good Luck …. Thank you!!!