Framework/Fundamental (1st F)

A.     Framework/Fundamental (1^st F)

Framework process is the initiation process after generating a thought in your mind. This process will form a base to the thought on which the project is going to build.

This process includes the following steps:

a. 1 Title & defining the ‘Thought’

a. 2 Objective/Goal

a.3 Mission & Vision

a.4 POSDCORB (A Project Manager should be aware of this management technique)

POSDCORB Stands for:

• Planning, that is working out in broad outline the things that need to be done and the methods for doing them to accomplish the purpose set for the enterprise;

• Organizing, that is the establishment of the formal structure of authority through which work subdivisions are arranged, defined, and co-ordinated for the defined objective;

• Staffing, that is the whole personnel function of bringing in and training the staff and maintaining favorable conditions of work;

• Directing, that is the continuous task of making decisions and embodying them in specific and general orders and instructions and serving as the leader of the enterprise;

• Co-Ordinating, that is the all important duty of interrelating the various parts of the work;

• Reporting, that is keeping those to whom the executive is responsible informed as to what is going on, which thus includes keeping himself and his subordinates informed through records, research, and inspection;

• Budgeting, with all that goes with budgeting in the form of planning, accounting and control.