CONTINUITY

KEEP YOUR ORGANIZATION ON TRACKMichalis Michalos

National Informatics Commissioner – Soma Hellinon Proskopon (Scouts of Greece)

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The fact of something continuing for a long period of time without being stopped.

- Cambridge Dictionary“

Continuity

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WHY CONTINUITY IS MY PROBLEM?THREE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ISSUES FACED

An individual that comes out of nowhere, he is skilled, talented wants to help but he usually disappears at some time.

Problems caused: who continues his work? Has he provided any kind of documentation?

THE PARATROOPER

“I want it to be done and I want it now”. Preparing for a national event? Have no time to prepare a proposal? No time to plan and deploy your ICT project?

Problems caused: extra time on deployment/corrections and usually extra money spent.

THE “FAST & FURIOUS” SOLUTIONS

When we assign tasks that our organization wants to be treated with professionalism to volunteers that really do a great job trying but not cover in 100% the needs of a service.

Problems caused: disruptive services.

VOLUNTEER vs EMPLOYEE/VENDOR

Formalize your ICT entity within your organization (commissioner/working group e.tc.)

Build your regulation or adapt on one within

your organization, know your allowances

& limits

Build a strategy based upon your organization’s

vision (support)

Keep a separate but small record on your

strategy for “The Dark Side”

START FROM –INGFORMALIZINGORGANIZING

KEY CONCEPTS TO WORK WITH

WHAT Implement and deploy

HOWOrganize your approach on the solution

WHYIdentify the true needs of why you have to build something

MONITORINGKeep track of your

resources, be proactive

DOCUMENT

Always deliver

everything in detail

OPEN CALLBuild a team, create a pool

of skilled volunteers

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LETS GO DEEPER

This shouldn’t be just tech, this should be an approach to inspire! Who cares if you have to build something, it’s why that counts!

WHY

Probably your number one priority while working on a project, include feedback and other key concepts that would help someone in the future.

DOCUMENTATION

The tricky part, volunteer, employee or vendor? That’s a question you have to answer with your organization, always keep in mind the NGO donation programs here.

HOW

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST

CELEBRATENever forget this, after hard work you have to take some time and enjoy the ride.

LESS IS MOREIf you build long-term concept things, keep it simple. It’s better to monitor and maintain something simple than make your life harder through complex and un-understandable systems

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