Teaching Development Grant scheme

Project Plan [template]

Project information Project title Start date Lead institution Partner institutions Project leader Contact email Other key personnel Project website End date

Document information Author(s) Date Version Comments

1. Project overview
1.1. Project summary
You should provide a brief overview of your project, similar to the abstract that you submitted as part of your application. You might also describe the institutional context of your proposed work, including how it aligns with institutional strategy.

1.2. Objectives
You should list your key objectives, possibly in bullet form.

1.3. Anticipated outputs and outcomes

Outcomes are connected closely to your objectives. An outcome might be to make an innovative technique for pedagogic practice, based on our own research and experiences, readily and easily available to the UK HE sector. Outputs are more tangible, deliverable components. You should refer to the resources you proposed to produce as part of your application. You may wish to present this information using a table similar to the one below. Output type (e.g. report, publication, web resource) Publication Event Conference presentation Website Brief description

1.4. Overall approach

You might organise your methodological commentary into three sections. 1.4.1. Strategy and methodology 1.4.2. Scope and boundaries 1.4.3. Critical success factors These factors could be presented in bullet form.

1.5. Anticipated impact

We suggest that you give consideration to impact generation at an early stage. You could strive for impact in a number of areas.

Impact area Developing excellence in learning and teaching Improving institutional effectiveness Preparing for future challenges Making a positive impact on wider society Maintaining excellence in research portfolio

Description of anticipated impact

1.6. Stakeholder analysis

In this section, you may also wish to identify your stakeholders by using the matrix tool on our website. Stakeholder Interest / stake Importance (H / M / L)

1.7. Related projects

This section provides you with an opportunity to identify projects that relate to your current work, whether the projects involve you directly or not. You might also include relevant URLs.

1.8. Constraints 1.9. Assumptions 1.10. Risk analysis

Risk description Probability (P) 15 (1 = low, 5 = high) Severity (S) 15 (1 = low, 5 = high) Risk score (P x S) Detail of action to be taken (mitigation/reduction/ transfer/acceptance)

1.11. Technical development

If you are developing a web resource or software, you should describe this here.

1.12. Standards
If you are using any specific project management tools, such as PRINCE2 methodologies, you should identify them here.

1.13. Rights for use

You should state here that your outputs will be licensed to be used under appropriate open source licensing agreements, such as Creative Commons.

2. Project resources
2.1. Project partners
You must identify all active partners. For individual projects, this will consist of yourself and your immediate institutional support. Departmental projects will involve more of your close colleagues, and collaborative projects will utilise a more complex range of personnel.

2.2. Project management

You should identify who will carry out important project management tasks, and describe the structure of the project team (if applicable). Frequency of project meetings should be stated. You should also make reference to any management frameworks you are intending to use.

2.3. Project roles

Team member Role Contact details Days to be spent on the project

3. Detailed project planning

3.1. Evaluation plan Timing Factor to evaluate Project management Outcomes and impacts Stakeholder engagement Effectiveness of the project Questions to address Method(s) Measure of success

3.2. Quality assurance of outputs

Output When will QA be carried out? Who will carry out the QA work? What QA methods / measures will be used?

Output When will QA be carried out? Who will carry out the QA work? What QA methods / measures will be used?

Output When will QA be carried out? Who will carry out the QA work? What QA methods / measures will be used?

3.3. Dissemination and communication plan

You should provide a detailed commentary on your proposed dissemination activities. You may also wish to analyse this activity using the table below. Timing Dissemination activity Audience Purpose Key message(s)

3.4. Exit and embedding plans

It is important to acknowledge that some project activities will not be sustained beyond the funded period. Plans should be made for this. Project output / outcome Action for take-up and embedding Action for exit

3.5. Sustainability plans

Similarly, some activities and outcomes will be sustainable beyond the funded period. Strategies for sustainability should be constructed at an early stage. Project output / outcome Reasons for sustainability Scenarios for taking the component forward Issues to address