Funding Organizations may use differing terminology for this section. The terms used here are the DD Suite default terms.
On your dashboard, select the “Projects" module.
Select the number of the appropriate project from the list.
Select the Work Plan tab.
A view of the entire Work plan will appear. The Objectives, Activities and Performance Measures can be added, edited and removed from this one page. Objectives and Activities can be re-ordered via the up and down links.
Select the “Add Objective" link near the bottom of the display.
The “Add Objective...” page appears.
In the “Objective Id” field, enter the number for the objective by chronological order (i.e. 1 is the earliest objective).
In the “Description” field, describe the major milestone that must be accomplished to achieve the objective. Milestones should be stated in quantified terms where possible. Milestones must be measurable, attainable and realistic.
In the “Start Date” and “End Date” fields, provide the date at which you will start addressing the objective and the anticipated end date for completing that objective, respectively.
In the Strategic Objective field, select the objective from the Goals and Objectives that this project is going to achieve.
*Note: Only one Strategic Objective can be selected per Work Plan objective. Strategic Objectives are maintained in the Goals and Objectives module.
Select the “Save” button to save your work.
From the Work Plan page, add as many objectives as needed. You can manage the objectives by using the Action links, including moving them ‘up’ or ‘down’.
Edit - change any of the information for an objective
Remove - remove an objective from the list
Up/Down - Move an objective up or down on the list (this does not change the Objective Id, just the order in which the objectives are displayed in the grant)