2020-07-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - TNC Project Management Plan

3. Objective One: Project establishment and management

3.1 Purpose and deliverables

The purpose of Objective 1 is to establish good project governance through efficient project oversight and
management, adherence to procurement procedures, adequate staffing and good reporting. Deliverables include:

    1.   A1.1 Hiring of full time Project Manager and allocation of TNC and NSC support staff to the project
    2.   A1.2 Delivery of Project Plan (this Plan), communication plan, and risk assessment(s)
    3.   A1.3 Establishment of a Project Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for oyster ecosystems restoration and
         associated science/research activities
    4.   A1.4 Participation and delivery of public education and engagement forums and media statements
    5.   A1.5 Annual and six-monthly project reporting

This objective will be led by the Project Manager with support from project advisors (Figure 2), overseen by the TNC
Operations Manager and NSC Environmental Services Manager. TNC uses a standard project management framework
called Highly Effective Teams and various project management tools and training to support project staff to deliver
projects on time and within budget, and manage unplanned situations as they arise. The Project will follow the
principles of Adaptive Management (Figure 3) which is intimately connected to the monitoring and evaluation process
and annual review cycles (i.e. Deliverable’s A1.2 and A1.5).




Figure 2. Project Delivery Team, including Project Sponsors, Technical Advisory Group and Subject Matter Experts.




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      BRING BACK THE FISH: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN