Devon County Council

Projects Prompt List

Things to consider when planning a Project in ACS.

1.   The Devon Way of Project Management
http://staff.devon.gov.uk/pp/organisationalimprovement/devonway.htm

2.   Equalities Needs and Impact Assessment – EINA
http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/improving_our_services/equality_and_diversity/staff_res_eq/equality_impact_and_needs_assessment.htm

3.   The need for an evidence base for policies, developments or services.
Sources of existing Research evidence include; Dept. of Health, Dept. of
Communities and Local Government, Improvement and Development Agency
(IDeA), Social Service Research Group, CSED, RiPfA – see web sites for each.

4.   Research Governance Framework – RGF
http://www.devon.gov.uk/organisational-processes/research-governance.htm    

5.   Possible existing sources of data
e.g. the DCC Strategic Intelligence Unit and the South West Health Needs Observatory

6.   Involvement and consultation of service users, carers, the wider public, groups that are often not included, and staff.
     Being developed by Paul Grimsey and Geoff King

7.   Policy Development Process
http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/socialcare/social_services/policies-procedures-guidance/organisational-processes/policy-development.htm

8.   Commissioning Implications
Consider implications for existing or planned commissioned services – See Procurement and Contracts team for details

Key tasks and themes in Project management and the Policy Development  

• Implementation plan
• Learning and Development plan
• monitoring and evaluation and review plan
• communication plan
• links to performance information and
• links to Business Plan / Strategic Plan
• Dependencies and Interdependencies with other projects & functions:
  • business processes
  • budget management
  • IT  
  • HR
• Risks
• Getting the project plan agreed
• Getting the implementation plan agreed