A two-day workshop on formulating a Cascade Management Plan began yesterday (20th) at the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM). The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) organized this workshop to formulate 53 Cascade Management Plans which refers to a strategic planning and implementation approach in which goals and objectives are systematically communicated and translated from higher levels of the organization to lower levels. It involves breaking down high-level strategic goals into specific, actionable objectives that are assigned to different stakeholders working with the CSIAP.
The Cascade Management Plan typically follows a top-down approach, where the Cascade Management Committee (CMC) sets the overall strategic direction and goals. These goals are then cascaded down to lower levels, such as divisions, departments, societies, and individuals, ensuring alignment and coherence throughout the Cascade Management Committee. By implementing a Cascade Management Plan, the CSIAP can ensure that strategic goals are effectively communicated, understood, and translated into actionable objectives by the stakeholders. This approach promotes alignment, accountability, and a coordinated effort towards achieving the overall CMC's strategy.
Eng. R.M.B. Rajakaruna welcomed all participants and explained the objectives
of the workshop. Dr. Athula Senaratne, Senior Agriculture Specialist, the World
Bank delivered a lecture on the Importance of Cascade management for CSIAP and
Mr. S. Manoharan, Senior Consultant, the World Bank, delivered a lecture on
Integrated watershed management and climate smart agriculture too. As a
resource person, Mr. Sarath Wickramaratne, Consultant, World Bank conducted
group activities among participants while delivering lectures on Levelling of
participants’ expectations, the Methodology of the workshop and expected
results, and the template of the Cascade Management Plan. Specialists and
Officers of the Project Management Unit (PMU) and the Provincial Offices of the
CSIAP attended this workshop.
