Guidelines for managing automation assistance in AID development projects : version two

project, or, as is often the case, merely supportive of a larger objective, automation of such a system brings with it a unique set of planning, administrative, and procedural requirements which may be unfamiliar to most project officers. This manual builds on basic project management knowledge while highlighting particular issues that project officers should consider as they work with automation projects. (The term automation as used here includes a range of technologies and applications - mainframe, mini-, and micro-computers; networks and other multi-user systems; and customized software applications such as accounting systems, management information systems, etc.) The manual is organized into six sections that follow the normal A.I.D. project cycle. The first addresses strategy and planning issues. Sections two and three focus on project design, specifically the applications and technical analyses that underlie an automation feasibility study. Section four summarizes issues in the acquisition of ADP equipment, while section five reviews the institutionalization of automation in a host organization. Finally, section six explores the evaluation of automation initiatives. Annexes explain or illustrate key points in greater detail. (Author abstract, modified.)