EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ABSTRACT)
The Small Rural Farmers Development Programme is a project led by the
government of Paraguay, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock,
sponsored by ITAIPU and implemented by UNOPS.
This Programme is focused
on the development of plots of lands for small farmers and sowing labor,
intended to expand the yield capacity of rural families that live under the poverty
line.
The most prominent issue facing family agriculture projects in Paraguay is the
lack of a project management plan.
In essence, the scope management plan is
not validated, and the requirements are subject to constant change. Resources
are limited and, due to bureaucracy in the negotiations, funds are not normally
timely disbursed.
Consequently, the schedule varies and the implementation of
activities are always “under construction”, leaving to one side the agricultural
regular schedule of crops, and resulting in lower land productivity.
Quality is
severely affected; the project implementer is not able to plan or control quality,
since human resources are the ones causing the changes that arise every
week.
Resources are not planned; they are allocated according to the need of
the moment. There is no risk management, but a permanent evaluation of the
mitigating actions required for the issues impacting project activities.
Besides,
there is lack of coordination among stakeholders to facilitate the
commercialization of the agricultural products, because there is not a
stakeholder’s management plan. The absence of a project management plan
affects the efficiency and traceability of the intervention.
For that reason, this project aims to develop a comprehensive plan to allow for
a coordinated, inter-institutional, efficient, and transparent implementation of the
project, by the adoption of best project management and agricultural practices,
and lessons learned.
The goal of this plan is to increase the small rural farmers’
income and provide them with commercial tools for an upgrade to exit poverty.
The general objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive Project
Management Plan for the Small Rural Farmers Development Programme in
Paraguay to provide the MAG with an effective and efficient methodology to
strengthen family agriculture on a sustainable and innovative manner.
The
specific objectives are the following: to create a project charter to formally
authorize the project and develop a comprehensive project management plan;
to construct a scope management plan to ensure that the cost planning,
resource allocation, and stakeholder engagement are executed appropriately
during the project life; to design a schedule management
plan to ensure that
the project planning fits the preapproved time frame; to create a cost
management plan to ensure that the project has a sustainable cash flow and
adequate funds are allocated to the project; to develop a quality management
plan to ensure the project meets the acceptance standards of the project stakeholders; to draft a resources management
plan for the project to ensure a
proper allocation of human resources and infrastructure; to identify the risks of
the project and develop a risk management plan to better approach the possible
issues and mitigate the risks the project team might encounter during the
implementation of activities; to create a procurement management plan to
establish a sustainable and efficient procurement of goods and services; to
create a stakeholder management plan to ensure the proper identification,
categorization, and participation of programme stakeholders; and to create a
communication management plan to ensure a seamless communication among
stakeholders and promote the project results publicly.
The primary research methodology for this project is a case study. The
availability of previous similar cases provides know-how and a framework that
aligns perfectly with this applied research. The explanatory method for research
was followed. The main sources used to gather information included the
PMBOK® Guide, and interviews and questionnaires to members from the wide
variety of stakeholders. The information was analyzed from the best practices
and lessons learned perspective in order to create each subsidiary plan of the
Project Management Plan.
With the Project Management Plan, ITAIPU and the
MAG have a tool to deliver a multiyear project for poverty reduction
successfully, on time and within budget, with minor adjustments, and without
external assistance. According STP’s forecast, after three years of
implementation, the intervention would become sustainable and beneficiaries
will no longer need government support. Beneficiaries will achieve
independence and find their way out of the poverty and extreme poverty
thresholds
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Estudiante : LETICIA ESTEFANIA SPINZI CALCENA
Tutor: Juan Camilo Delgado
Lector: Eneida Góngora
Lector: Eduardo Lima
