Positive And Negative Aspects Of Program Designing

Introduction Program Designing: Designing a program is an important aspect of any organization because without a well-designed and managed program the organizations are not able to achieve their goals and see their vision become a reality. Being resource intensive it requires a lot of efforts therefore a good program design is important as many organizations experience scarce and uncertain resources. Good programs act as an index of organizational effectiveness and professionalism as clear and comprehensive planning can result in improved performance. Thus, a sound program plan will provide a guide for effective use of resources and enable organization to track and document progress, help clarify desired outcomes and reinforce understanding and shared vision among key stakeholders.

Program design must draw from existing bodies of knowledge and include feasible and practical method. While designing a program theory both theory of action and theory of change must be in coherence with the assumptions and hypothesis that are made and these must be drawn from the body of knowledge and the resources activities and output that are designed must be thought through so that it is able to achieve the program outcome that is intended. Any program designed must take into consideration the program theory which will help understand the intervention and its intended outcome and will help bring clarity in terms of what the program is aiming and how the problem is addressed. It will help define the steps the program intends to take and how it is able to function continuously to reach the intended goals and how having a sound monitoring and evaluation program will ensure the effective functioning of the