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Project Development and Management in Social Work Questions and
Answers with Solutions UPDATED!!!
Project - ANSWER A set of organized activities, that utilize
resources, undertaken over a specific period of time, that
results in output towards achieving a specific purpose.
Elements of a Project - ANSWER The five basic elements that a
project must have: activities, resources, timeline, outputs, and
purpose.
Activities - ANSWER Well defined set of activities in logical
sequence and/or order.
Resources - ANSWER Activities utilize resources; these can be
manpower or material resources.
Timeline - ANSWER Activities are undertaken over a specific
period of time, every activity has its own start and end dates.
Outputs - ANSWER Measurable deliverables which are
immediate results of activities done.
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Purpose - ANSWER The reason for undertaking the project; it
can be to address a need, to exploit opportunities to benefit a
selected target group.
Program - ANSWER In social welfare, this is the term used for
the set of projects that are usually grouped together because of
their similarity in function, purpose and social relevance.
Stakeholder - ANSWER A party that has an interest in a
company and can either affect or be affected by the business.
Stakeholder Analysis - ANSWER A process of systematically
gathering and analyzing qualitative information to determine
whose interests should be taken into account when developing
and/or implementing a policy or program.
Stakeholders - ANSWER Actors (persons or organizations) with a
vested interest in the policy being promoted.
Project Development and Management in Social Work Questions and
Answers with Solutions UPDATED!!!
Project - ANSWER A set of organized activities, that utilize
resources, undertaken over a specific period of time, that
results in output towards achieving a specific purpose.
Elements of a Project - ANSWER The five basic elements that a
project must have: activities, resources, timeline, outputs, and
purpose.
Activities - ANSWER Well defined set of activities in logical
sequence and/or order.
Resources - ANSWER Activities utilize resources; these can be
manpower or material resources.
Timeline - ANSWER Activities are undertaken over a specific
period of time, every activity has its own start and end dates.
Outputs - ANSWER Measurable deliverables which are
immediate results of activities done.
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Purpose - ANSWER The reason for undertaking the project; it
can be to address a need, to exploit opportunities to benefit a
selected target group.
Program - ANSWER In social welfare, this is the term used for
the set of projects that are usually grouped together because of
their similarity in function, purpose and social relevance.
Stakeholder - ANSWER A party that has an interest in a
company and can either affect or be affected by the business.
Stakeholder Analysis - ANSWER A process of systematically
gathering and analyzing qualitative information to determine
whose interests should be taken into account when developing
and/or implementing a policy or program.
Stakeholders - ANSWER Actors (persons or organizations) with a
vested interest in the policy being promoted.
