Conservation Measures Partnership Handbook

Open Standards: Conservation Measures Partnership

Pre-planning Vision & Scope Targets & Health Threats Situation Deciding what the plan is about Record what we learn Share what we learn Help others to share what they learn Goals Strategies Results chains Measures Telling ourselves and others Making the plan Healthy Country Planning Adapted for cross cultural situations Getting data Looking at results Adapting the plan Work Plan & Timeline Budget Implement Deciding if the plan is working Doing and monitoring the work

What it does Handbook Leads to OS Step Focus Identify team members / timeline / budget etc Creates the project team and sets the process Page 1 PRE-PLANNING Step 1A VISION/Dream Vision Scope Sets the overall statement of success Page 4 Step 1B SCOPE/Area Page 11 Identify specific assets that make the Vision real TARGETS Targets Viability Target Viability Summary Threats (Stresses) Goals Monitoring Step 1B Tells us how healthy the target is / helps prioritise Targets ATTRIBUTE Page 19 VIABILITY (Health) INDICATOR SEVERITY Ranks Stresses to identify biggest impact Sources STRESSES (Problems) + SCOPE Page 32 Step 1C Ranks Sources to identify biggest Threat Threats SOURCES (Causes) IRREVERSIBILITY Threat Summary Objectives Prioritise Threats that stop Target viability THREATS Helps specify the context for identifying best points of intervention Situation Diagram Strategies SITUATION ANALYSIS Page 39 Step 1D

What it does Workbook Leads to OS Step Focus Develop SMART statement of improved health (Goal) / reduced threats (Objective) Goals / Objectives Strategies Page 47 GOALS / OBJECTIVES Step 2A Specific sets of activities that will achieve a Goal / Objectives STRATEGIES Page 54 Step 2A Prioritised Strategies Result Chains Actions BENEFIT Abatement / Enhancement / Contribution / Duration / Leverage Leadership / Motivation / Ease Criteria used to rank Strategies and identify weaknesses FEASIBILITY COST Results Chains / Projects Actions Monitoring Test logic to see if Strategy will succeed and identify monitoring needs RESULT CHAINS (Road map) Page 64 Step 2A Measures Plan Management Plan OS Step 4 Analyze, Review, Adapt MONITORING PLAN Defines audiences and indicators to be used to monitor progress Page 72 Step 2B Identify specific steps needed to do strategies including people, budgets, timing Action/ Operations PLANNING Page 80 Workplan Step 2C / 3A / 3B LEADERSHIP / TEAM Identify critical capacity needs and think about new strategies to address them Capacity Assessment Objectives / Strategies / Actions OS 3C - Implement CAPACITY INSTITUTIONS / FUNDS LEGAL / COMMUNITY

What it does Workbook Leads to OS Step Focus Pull all the elements together into a published management plan Communication products Implementation Page 97 MANAGEMENT PLAN NA IMPLEMENTATION Stuff happening Up to you Step 3C Uses the Plan Uses data from all monitoring to check progress Implementation, Effectiveness, Status ANALYZE, USE, ADAPT Closing the circle Page 88 Step 4 Help build a culture of regular review, evaluation and adaptation to keep the plan alive Page 88 Plan progress review CLOSING THE CIRCLE Step 5C