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LEGISLATIVE 4

Reflective Summary

Vibert Jacob

South University

What have you learned about the implementation process of your new program?

The three topics to focus on are due process, equal protection and civil rights. This week’s readings are very important not only in career advancement but also in daily lives of individuals. As a public administrator, there is need to ensure justice to all people with respect to the laws of a nation. The week’s reading has also been key in exposing me t owards civil rights. It is important to understand civil rights for one’s protection and also for protection of other civilians as a public administrator. All citizens are entitled to equal protection without any form of discrimination (Chemerinsky, 2006). 

Implementation of a new program is actually a process. One cannot just come up with a program and try to implement it without considering the stakeholders who may be affected. It is important to involve all people in a holistic manner in the implementation process of a new program. All stakeholders must be in the position to understand the importance and dangers associated with the new program. Justice and equality must be considered to ensure all people or all stakeholders benefit in the same way from the new program. New programs must also be in line with the laws of a state or a nation. Successful program implementation must thus focus on all these factors to ensure it is acceptable and beneficial to the stakeholders.

What are some major roinadblocks that you can come up against?

Program implementation as stated above can be a challenge. These challenges are mainly brought as a result of the roadblocks one may encounter during the implementation process. One major roadblock can be the exclusion of some stakeholders. All stakeholders must be included within any new program to ensure they all understand what is going on and also what is anticipated of them. Failure to this may result i n to lots of resistance of the new program thus becoming a key roadblock. Unrealistic expectations without a clear success path for the program can also be a major roadblock. Stakeholders need to understand how the program will be beneficial to them. The expectation should also be realistic in terms of achievement; failure to this may result into a roadblock during implementation process. Lack of understanding of the requirements of the program is also a key roadblock that may end up affecting the implementation process (Bhuiyan & Alam, 2004).

How did you identify the agencies you need to include in your project and why are these agencies important for the implementation process?

Critical analysis of the project is very key in understanding and knowing the agencies to include in the project. This entails looking at the project from different perspectives in order to know all the associated participants. All agencies chosen must have a role to play in the project. It is highly important to include these agencies from the fact that they are part of the stakeholders who may affect the implementation process of the project. It is important for the agencies to have necessary information that will ensure they understand the importance of the project. In this way, they will support it fully and eliminate any form of resistance to it.

How did you decide on an evaluation process and what sources did you use?

Being a project touching on key factors and also involving different agencies as part of the stakeholders, there was need to come up with an evaluation process that would fit this scenario. A follow-up procedure was the selected evaluation process and was due to the type of stakeholders involved in this project. Different sources were used in making this decision. First there was a view of such similar projects, literature review and also professional judgment, in order to make the decision.

References

Chemerinsky, E. (2006). Constitutional law, principles and policies (introduction to law series). New York, (NY): Aspen Publishers.

Bhuiyan, N., & Alam, N. (2004). ISO 9001: 2000 implementation–the North American experience. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 53(1), 10-17.