'Waterford County - A Monument to the Future' Strategy for Economic, Social and Cultural Development 2002-2012

Draft Workplan for Phase 1 of Preparation of Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy

Draft Workplan For Phase I Of Presentation Of Economic, Social Aan Cultural Strateg

 

Draft Workplan for Phase I of Preparation of Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy

Background:

One of the key roles of the Waterford County Development Board is to prepare a ten year Strategy for the Economic, Social and Cultural Development of County Waterford. The Strategy must set out where the Board and the people of County Waterford want the County to be in ten years time and set out how this is to be achieved. Essentially the preparation of a Strategy involves four phases.

 

Phase I : Where are we

What is the current Economic, Social and Cultural situation and what are the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the County.

 

Phase II : Where do we want to be

This step involves the development of a vision of how the County will be in ten years time i.e. what desirable outcomes and results do we require to achieve over the ten year period.

 

Phase III : How should we get there

This phase involves the identification and selection of options and development of Strategies and the establishment of targets and key result areas.

 

Phase IV: How will we know we’re getting there

This phase involves checking on the delivery of the Strategy, are the targets being reached, are the desirable improvements and results being achieved, are changes in Policy and Programmes necessary.

 

Preliminary Phase:

Up to now the County Development Board has been in a preliminary phase of setting itself up, clarifying its role, the overall aims of the process and the values and key principles which the Board will work under.

 

Phase I:

The Board is now moving into Phase I of the process and has adopted an overall Workplan and has set up three main Work Groups to deal with the Economic, Social and Cultural themes. These Work Groups have started their work.

 

Targets:

The targets for Phase I of the process i.e. Where are we are:

1. An agreed Workplan and Statement of Principles.
2. A detailed Report on the Audit of Service Provision.
3. A detailed Research Paper on the Economic, Social and Cultural situation.

A Paper on the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats.

 

Workplan

While the Board has agreed a general Workplan and Statement of Principles it is felt that a more detailed Workplan is required to ensure that the targets are met. The detailed Workplan needs to break down the tasks involved, identify priorities, identify who will do the work and when and set out when the results are needed.

The target date to have Phase I completed is March 2001

The Audit of Services and Consultation Policy will form an essential part of Phase I. The Board will be considering an overall Consultation Policy through to the completion of the Strategy and its Schedule of Meetings to meet the targets.

 

Strategy for Economic, Social & Cultural
Development of County Waterford
Phase I

Where are we

Timescale: September 2000 – March 2001

Output Required

1. Detailed Report on Audit of Service Provision
2. Detailed Research Paper on the Economic, Social and Cultural Situation
3. Paper on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

 

Phase I of Strategy Preparation

 

Workplan for Waterford County Development Board

Tasks	Who	When	How	Output
Agree Consultation Policy	County Development Board	September 2000	By considering Draft Policy Document	Agreed Consultation Policy
Agree Workplan for Phase I, Substructures and Action	County Development Board	September 2000	By considering documents attached	Agreed Workplan and Actions
Review Progress and consider detailed Work Schedules of Working Groups / Task Groups	County Development Board	End October 2000	Consider Progress Reports and Work Schedules	Agreed Work Schedules and Action where needed
Review Progress	County Development Board	Mid December 2000	Consider Progress Reports	Progress noted and corrective action taken
Agree Research Paper and SWOT Analysis	County Development Board	End February 2001	Consider Draft Papers and SWOT Analysis	Research Paper and SWOT Analysis on Economic, Social and Cultural Situation adopted
Agree Report on Audit of Services	County Development Board	End February 2001	Consider Draft Report	Agreed Report on Audit of Servcies

 

 

Workplan for Waterford County Development Board

Task	Who	When	How	Output
Data Collection and Mapping (see attached)	Consultants	Nov 00 – Jan 01	As agreed in Tender	Data collected and presented
Carry out Audit of Services (see attached)	Director and County Development Board	Sept 00 – Feb 01	Issue of Questionnaire and follow up	Report on Audit of Services
Prepare analysis of Current Economic Situation and SWOT analysis (see attached)	Working Groups and Task Groups	Sept 00 – End Jan 01	Prepare and Implement detailed Work Schedules. Research and Consultation	Research Paper and SWOT on current Economic situation
Prepare Research Paper and SWOT Analysis on current Social Situation (see attached)	Working Groups and Task Groups	Sept 00 – End Jan 01	Prepare and Implement detailed Work Schedules. Research and Consultation	Research Paper and SWOT on current Social situation
Prepare Research Paper and SWOT Analysis on current Cultural situation	Working Groups and Task Groups	Sept 00 – End Jan 01	Prepare and Implement detailed Work Schedules Research and Consultation	Research Paper and SWOT Analysis on current Cultural situation
Integration of Reports and SWOT on Economic, Social and Cultural situation	Director of Community & Enterprise with assistance	Jan 01 – Feb 01	Editing of Reports	Draft Research Paper and SWOT Analysis on current Economic, Social and Cultural situation
Confirm Substructures and Working arrangements of Board	County Development Board	Sept 00	Consider attached	Confirmed Substructures

 

 

A. Data Collection

Task	Who	When	How	Output
Data Collection	Consultants	Nov 00 – 12 Jan 01	As agreed in Tender	Table/Maps Comparative analysis and Trends
A.1 Review, Refine Brief including any additional Data Requirements	Director of Community & Enterprise	By 10 Oct 00	Draft Brief	Agreed Brief
A.2 Engage Consultants	Director of Community & Enterprise	By 20 Oct 00	Interview Agree Terms and Appoint	Consultants Appointed
A.3 Report available	Director of Community & Enterprise and Consultant	By 12 Jan 01	Consultant Submit Draft Report	Data Collected Analysed and Presented

B. Audit of Services

Tasks	Who	When
Agree Audit Policy, Process	County Development Board	End September 00
Define desired outcomes of Audit	County Development Board	End September 00
Define Services to be audited and Contact Point	Working Groups to agree	By 12th October 00
Draft Questionnaire	Director of Community & Enterprise	Sept 00 – CDB to agree
Issue Questionnaire to Contact Point	Director of Community & Enterprise	By End October 00
Follow-up/Interviews	Members of working GroupsTask Groups Director of Community & Enterprise	By End December 00
Analysis and Report	Working Groups	19th January 2001
Integration of Reports	Director of Community & Enterprise with assistance	By 9th February 2001
Draft Report	Director of Community & Enterprise	26th January 2001
Report Approval	County Development Board	14th February 2001