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Title of Re-entry Project

(No more than 2 lines)

A Re-entry Project Plan/Report

presented to the Faculty of the
Public Management Development Program

Scholar’s Full Name (First, M.I., Last Name)

Agency

Date

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Executive Summary (This should be written up after ReP implementation and before the
presentation of the ReP Report)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Context of the Project

A. Sector or agency context

A. 1. Agency mandate
A. 2. The Agency OPIF or strategic directions

B. The problem and proposed intervention (or the Project Idea)

B. 1. The problems: causality and consequences
B. 2. The proposed interventions: opportunities and prospects
B. 3. Significance of the interventions (link your intervention with the MFO needing
intervention)

(Around 3000 words)

Chapter 2: Related Concepts and Projects and the ReP Framework

A. Review of Related Literature, Concepts, and Projects

A.1. Related literature and concepts (What concepts served as foundations of your
ReP? What does the literature say about your concepts? ex. Definitions, elements,
etc.)

A.2. Related Projects (Your discussion in this section should be a critique of the
concerns addressed by the project/s, strategies employed, and the results. What are
the strengths of the projects? What could have been improved?)

Your reviewed projects can be categorized into international and local projects.

B. ReP Framework (Conceptual Framework)

What it is – any or all of the following:
 Graphical illustration of “what” (the intervention, the benefits, the
significance)- with narrative discussion
 Graphical illustration of the innovation/s that the ReP will introduce and
benefits that they will generate – with narrative discussion
 An infographics – highlighting the dynamics of the ReP Theme (Thematic
Area) as well as the different ReP Characteristics – with narrative discussion
 Graphical illustration showing the identified ReP theme and related concepts
surrounding it – with narrative discussion

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 Graphical illustration of the ideal situation – with narrative discussion

 A conceptual framework – graphical and narrative forms

What it is NOT – The ReP Framework is –

 Not a project implementation framework
 Not a graphical illustration of the implementation mechanism
 Not a process framework

C. The Review and the Project. (Link the review with your project. Point out concepts,
strategies that you adapted from the reviewed literature and projects.)
D. Overview of the change the ReP is to bring about. (Describe the change/s that will
happen if you are able to do your ReP successfully.)

(Around 4500 words)

Chapter 3: The Project Plan and Outputs

(Contains details of the project plan including the site of the ReP implementation. Identifies the
target beneficiaries and how they will benefit from the project. Includes the communication
plan for the project. Describes the composition, functions, and management of the Project
Team)

A. Objectives
A. 1. General Objectives – describes how the ReP contributes to the major final
outcomes of the agency
A. 2. Specific Objectives – describes the deliverables of the ReP

B. Highlights of the ReP Intervention

B. 1. Stages/phases/components of the project and outputs for each (For this
section, consider the following pointers)
 Describe the following:
1. Project stage/ phase/ component
2. Description of each activity, including location
3. Duration of each activity
4. Person/ team responsible for the activity
5. Expected output/s

(Note well: Make a logical framework and Gantt Chart and include them in the
Annexes. Refer the reader to these annexes.)

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B. 2. Benefits to Primary Stakeholder Groups

 Identify the groups of stakeholders (Primary and secondary stakeholders)
 Discuss the primary stakeholders and their interest/s and influence in the
ReP
 Describe how the ReP will benefit the primary stakeholder groups

B. 3. Risk Management Plan

 Identify the potential risks that pose a challenge to the successful
implementation of the ReP in terms of budget, personnel, methods/available
technology, and material time
 Rate each potential risk in terms of its probability and impact on the ReP
 For each potential risk with high probability and high impact, discuss the
contingency action to prevent or minimize its effect on the ReP

B. 4. Communication Plan
 Identify the following elements of the communication plan for the ReP:
o Project phase
o Audience – for whom
o Message – what
o Medium – how
o Channel – where
o Action needed – why
o Date - when

C. The ReP Project Team

C. 1. Composition and functions of the Project Team in the ReP

Some pointers for discussion here are:

 Identify the members of the project team, and the designation and duties
and responsibilities of each project team member.
 The project team may be divided into smaller groups based on homogeneity
of functions and responsibilities.

C. 2. Proponent’s Management Plan for the Project Team

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This should describe how the Proponent plans to manage the ReP project team.
The discussion should include planning, leading, organizing, and controlling.

D. The Budget Proposal

Some pointers:
 Present the estimated cost, both cash and non-cash, of implementing the ReP by
stages. In the process, recall the major items of expenditures (Personal services,
maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlay)
 If possible, identify the source of funds
 Detailed breakdown of the budget may be included in the Annex.

(Around 5,000 words)

Chapter 4: Project Implementation and Results

(The introduction for the chapter should include a SUMMARY of the ReP objectives and a
description of the project site and target beneficiaries)

A. Results of ReP Implementation and Actual Benefits to Target Beneficiaries

B. Detailed Account of ReP Implementation

Pointers for discussion:

1. Use each deliverable as label.
2. Discuss what you did to achieve it (Who, what, when, where, how, why.) Justify
any deviation from the original plan.
3. Describe the essential content of the deliverable. Annex the actual deliverable.

(Note well: 1, 2, and 3 should be repeated for all deliverables)

C. Facilitating Factors (Discuss facilitating factors that helped you in successful
implementation of the ReP)
D. Challenges (Identify and discuss the challenges and how they were resolved).
E. Concluding Statement

(Around 7,500 words)

Chapter 5: Lessons Derived From the ReP and Recommended Next Steps for ReP
Sustainability

A. Learning from ReP Implementation (Identify, categorize, and discuss each learning
category.)

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B. Recommendations for ReP Sustainability (Identify your suggestions on how your ReP
can be sustained.)

(Around 1,800 words)

Chapter 6: My Development Plan as a Manager

Pointers:

Your discussion here should include learning from ReP implementation in relation to your being
a development manager. Identify, categorize and discuss each learning category. Discuss how
these are helpful in your journey towards becoming a good development manager and what
your plans are in pursuing further improvement.

(Around 900 words)

Bibliography

Annex 1: Feedback Summary Sheet signed by the Panel (Attachment in the Revised ReP
Plan/Report)

Annex 2: Authority to Implement signed by the IP

Annex 3: ReP Workplan (LogFrame, with Work Breakdown Structure, Budget, and Gantt Chart)

Annex 4: Main Outputs/Deliverables

Annex 5: Autobiographical Sketch of the Scholar

Annex 6: Acknowledgement

Annex 7: Photo-documentation of ReP Implementation

[Annexes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 for ReP Plan; All annexes for ReP Report] Add other Annexes as
needed.

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FORMATTING & PRINTING THE MANUSCRIPT

The following list serves as a guide for organizing, formatting and printing the Re Entry Project:

1.) Follow the Re-entry Project Plan and Report Outline

2.) Be concise with your write-up. This means complete, brief and clear.
3.) Use APA style (in-text citations, footnotes, and bibliography).
4.) Ensure continuity across your ReP concept, sections and across paragraphs.

Form and Style Guidelines:

1.) Font: Times New Roman
2.) Font Size: 12
3.) PAGINATE. Ensure that your pagination is consistent with the Table of Contents.
4.) Margins:
a. Left – 1.5 inches
b. Top, Right and Bottom – 1 inch
5.) Spacing: Double space; indention at beginning of paragraphs.
6.) Start a new page for every chapter. The ReP title should be in all first page of chapters.
7.) Label your tables and figures.
a. Table title on top
b. Figure title below
8.) Use A4 size paper.
9.) Folder: Plain plastic folder for ReP Plan/Report Presentation.
10.) Edit your ReP Plan and ReP Report to ensure that your ReP report is free from grammatical and
syntax errors.
11.) As to approximate length of ReP Report, this will be around seven thousand five hundred
(7,500) to ten thousand (10,000) words.
12.) For the FINAL COPY of your ReP Report, ensure that the ReP has undergone plagiarism check.
13.) Submit two (2) hard bound copies of the ReP Report (for the DAP Library Pasig and Tagaytay)
and electronic copy in CD.