Glossary

action plan A plan for the day-to-day operation of an organization or an organizational unit over the next one to twelve months. It includes a prioritized list of proposed projects as well as plans for all projects that have been funded. Development of an action plan should never require more than two months. The action plan should be reviewed and updated weekly.

alignment (1) The arrangement of things in a line, meaning in the organizational context that there should be a direct connection all the way from mission to operations on the ground and the production of desired outputs and outcomes. (2) The arrangement and adjustment of things so they are in a proper relationship to each other and therefore better coordination occurs. (3) ...

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