Introduction to the Logical Framework Approach - Stockholm ...

Introduction to the LFAReader4.3. GlossaryActivitiesActivity scheduleAnalysis of ObjectivesAnalysis PhaseAssumptionsWhat needs to be done to achieve the outputsof a project, making use of human, technicaland financial inputs.In an activity schedule a project’s activities arebroken down into operational detail. Anactivity schedule lays open dependenciesbetween activities; clarifies the sequence,duration and precedence of activities;identifies key milestones to be achieved;serves as a basis for project monitoring;assigns management responsibility andimplementing responsibilities.Analysis of Objectives describes a futuresituation that will be achieved by solving theproblems identified during problem analysis.During analysis of objectives potentialsolutions for a given situation are identified.This involves the reformulation of the negativeaspects (“problems”) identified during problemanalysis into positive ones (envisioned for thefuture, i.e. desired but realistically achievable).The rationale of the reformulation is to derivethe objectives directly from the actual existingproblems identified and not from elsewhere.During the analysis phase a profound analysisof an existing, undesired situation is carriedout (Situation/ Problem analysis andStakeholder analysis), from which the analysisof objectives is deducted (identifying means toend relationships) and the different potentialstrategies to be pursued within the frameworkof a project or programme are identified.Assumptions are external factors that lieoutside the control of a project but have to beattained in order to reach the project’sobjectives. They influence or even determinethe success of the project. The aim ofspecifying assumptions (and pre-conditions) isto identify and assess potential risks to anddependencies of the project right from theinitial stages of project design, to support themonitoring of risks during the implementation54