Activity Design Guideline
Tool Summary
This tool was approved by the Steering Group on 19th October 2006.
Last updated 29th April 2007.
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What does this guideline cover?
This guideline covers Activity design. Activity design is the process whereby all of the information gathered during the programming and identification stages, including information from past evaluative processes, is drawn together to produce an Activity design document (ADD).
The ADD should provide sufficient detail for a decision on whether or not to fund the Activity and serve as the base document for the implementation of the project.
What will this guideline do?
This guideline helps ensure that NZAID staff follow and promote sound principles for Activity design.
These include:
- involving key stakeholders throughout the design process
- careful analysis of the situation in which the Activity is going to be implemented
- building on existing partner institutions and processes
- allocating sufficient time and resources to project design processes, and
- building in the capacity to adapt the design to changing circumstances at the implementation stage.
Who is this guideline for?
This guideline is for NZAID staff and our development partners.
The key role of NZAID staff during the design stage is to facilitate the design process. This involves supporting a high level of partner ownership while ensuring NZAID’s own policy, quality assurance, and accountability requirements are met.