PPD organized an Annual Planning Retreat workshop for the Secretariat from 26-28th February, 2008 at Riggs Inn, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The objective of the workshop was to share experiences and learn from the past activities, identify challenges and priority works and develop a Work Plan for 2008.

PPD Staff at the Annual Planning Retreat 2008

The retreat was attended by all the staffs of PPD Secretariat. Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director of PPD opened the workshop. During the workshop PPD Strategic Business Plan, major strategic issues and the way forward for year 2008 was discussed in details. Officials responsible for PPD Programmes, IT and Communication, Finance and Administration made presentation on their units and discussed the accomplishments and limitations for 2007, needs, priorities and challenges for the coming years. Presentations were followed by lively debate among staff members and several important issues came up and decisions made. Staffs could easily communicate with each other and express what they felt. The proceedings were open to the staffs to discuss their views and thoughts on the organization. During the annual planning retreat, participants performed a SWOT analysis to assess the current strengths and weaknesses that exist in the organization. The three day workshop helped staffs to prioritize works, develop strategies and methods for PPD’s future directions. Staffs were able to learn from their past experience and developed the Action Plan for 2008.

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