ALL MANAGEMENT PLANS SHOULD ANSWER 7 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
• Why are we here? (Policy)
• What have we got? (Description)
• What is important? (Conservation Features)
• What are the important influences? (Factors)
• What do we want? (Objectives)
• What must we do? (Action Plan)
• How do we measure success? (Outcome of Project)
The planning process can be outlined by filling in 5 forms on a relational database
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The action plan answers the question; What must we do? and consists of projects that are defined by the following information about each feature in the database. It sets out what has to be done to address a particular factor, eg who is going to do the work? what method will be used? when will they do it? and what was the outcome.
1 THE FEATURE:
2. DATE:
3. PROJECT PRIORITY:
4. PROJECT SUPERVISOR:
5. INDIVIDUAL/S RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT:
6. COST
7. GENERAL BACKGROUND/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
8. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT (I.E. THE PURPOSE AND INTENDED OUTCOME):
9. METHODOLOGY
10. LOCATION OF THE WORK:
11. WORK PROGRAMME:
12. EQUIPMENT NEEDED:
3. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
14. RISK ASSESSMENT
15. REPORTING OUTCONES/CIRCULATION OF REPORTS
16 MONITORING CONDITION OF THE FEATURE AGAINST A PERFORMANCE INDICATOR.