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Work Breakdown Structure BUS 517: Project Management. Prepare a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and project proposal for the 'Tame HIV' project including: project summary; project goals and three objectives; key customers and at least two stakeholders; key milestones and deliverables; a one-year high-level timeline with key tasks and deadlines; an overall cost estimate; and key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.

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Project Summary

The "Tame HIV" project is a one-year community-focused initiative to reduce HIV incidence, reduce stigma, and improve management and quality of life for people living with HIV in a defined low- and middle-income urban community. The project integrates community education, mobile testing, linkage to antiretroviral therapy (ART), distribution of prevention materials, and capacity-building for local health providers. The design leverages partnerships with local hospitals, community leaders, schools, UNICEF, and a local blood services partner to deliver targeted outreach, testing, education, and support services (UNAIDS, 2019; WHO, 2015).

Project Goals and Three Objectives

Goal: Reduce new HIV infections and HIV-related stigma while improving treatment adherence and care access among vulnerable populations in the target community within one year.

  1. Objective 1: Deliver comprehensive community education (brochures, billboards, school sessions, healthcare fairs) to reach at least 70% of the target population within 12 months to increase knowledge of HIV transmission and management (Earnshaw & Chaudoir, 2009).

  2. Objective 2: Provide free, mobile HIV testing and rapid linkage-to-care services through hospital vans and partner organizations to test 5,000 individuals and link ≥90% of positives to care within one month of diagnosis (Cohen et al., 2011; WHO, 2015).

  3. Objective 3: Distribute prevention supplies (condoms), run stigma-reduction support groups, and implement school-based education programs to reduce risky sexual behavior among youth and increase ARV adherence among people living with HIV by 20% (Li et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2018).

Key Customers and Stakeholders

Key customers: (1) People living with HIV in the community; (2) At-risk individuals (youth, low- and middle-income residents); (3) Local healthcare providers seeking improved patient outcomes.

Primary stakeholders: local hospitals and clinics, the municipal health ministry, UNICEF, community and religious leaders, local schools, blood services partner (e.g., Carter BloodCare or similar), local print/media partners, and donors/funders. These stakeholders provide funding, access, clinical supervision, venues, and outreach channels (Kates et al., 2019).

Key Milestones and Deliverables

  • Project kickoff and stakeholder alignment meeting (Month 1).
  • Educational materials design and print delivery (Month 2).
  • Mobile testing deployment and initial 2,000 tests conducted (Months 3–5).
  • School curriculum integration and community health fairs launched (Month 4–6).
  • Support groups established and first ARV adherence cohort enrolled (Month 6).
  • Midterm stakeholder update and performance review (Month 7).
  • Final evaluation and sustainability handover plan (Month 12).

High-level One-Year Timeline with Key Tasks and Deadlines

The timeline runs January–December (12 months). Major phases:

  1. Months 1–2: Project initiation — stakeholder meetings, finalizing scope, hiring key staff, developing messages, and contracting print and media vendors.

  2. Months 3–5: Outreach and testing scale-up — deploy mobile testing vans, distribute brochures and condoms, begin community health fairs, and start school sessions.

  3. Months 6–8: Education and support — hold regular classes at hospitals, run support groups, expand volunteer base, and continue testing and linkage to care.

  4. Months 9–11: Consolidation — stakeholder updates, program refinement based on monitoring data, intensify media campaigns.

  5. Month 12: Final evaluation, reporting, and handover of sustainable activities to local stakeholders.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

The WBS below is a hierarchical decomposition of project scope into deliverable-based work packages.

  1. 0. Tame HIV Project Management
    • 0.1 Project governance and stakeholder management
    • 0.2 Financial management and reporting
    • 0.3 Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
  2. 1. Community Education & Communications
    • 1.1 Message development and branding
    • 1.2 Print materials (brochures, T-shirts, billboards)
    • 1.3 Media partnerships (radio, news)
  3. 2. Testing & Clinical Services
    • 2.1 Partner hospital coordination and mobile van operations
    • 2.2 Procurement of testing materials and ARVs
    • 2.3 Linkage-to-care protocols and referral pathways
  4. 3. Prevention & School Programs
    • 3.1 Condom distribution and safe-sex campaigns
    • 3.2 School-based HIV education
  5. 4. Community Engagement & Support
    • 4.1 Volunteer recruitment and training
    • 4.2 Support groups and patient storytelling events
    • 4.3 Community health fairs and stakeholder outreach
  6. 5. Logistics & Operations
    • 5.1 Procurement and vendor management
    • 5.2 Data collection systems and reporting

Overall Cost Estimate

An initial estimate for a one-year program of this scope is approximately $9.2 million (derived from scale, staffing, mobile operations, materials, and ARV distribution). Cost drivers include mobile van leasing and operation, clinical staff salaries, procurement of testing kits and ARVs, media buys, and monitoring systems. A detailed budget should break costs into personnel, operations, materials, training, and M&E categories (Kates et al., 2019).

Key Staffing and Non-staffing Resources

Staffing: project manager, outreach coordinators, nurses/clinical staff for mobile testing, data manager/M&E officer, community mobilizers, communications specialist, and volunteer coordinators.

Non-staffing: mobile testing vans, HIV rapid test kits, ARV supply buffer, condoms and prevention supplies, printed materials and billboards, audio/visual equipment for education sessions, IT/data collection tools, and insurance/transportation budgets. Partnerships with hospitals and UNICEF provide clinical oversight and technical guidance (WHO, 2015; UNAIDS, 2019).

Monitoring and Evaluation

M&E will track outputs (number tested, materials distributed, events held), outcomes (knowledge change, linkage-to-care rates, ARV adherence), and impact indicators (new infections reduction over time). Routine monthly reporting and a midterm review at month 7 will inform adaptive management (Li et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2018).

Conclusion

The Tame HIV project integrates education, prevention, testing, treatment linkage, and stigma reduction in a one-year program grounded in partnerships and community engagement. A clear WBS, achievable objectives, and robust M&E will enable the project to demonstrate impact and transition sustainable activities to local stakeholders.

References

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  • Li, H., Marley, G., Ma, W., Wei, C., Lackey, M., Ma, Q., ... & Tucker, J. D. (2017). The role of ARV associated adverse drug reactions in influencing adherence among HIV-infected individuals: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. AIDS and Behavior, 21(2), 341–353.
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  • Cohen, M. S., Chen, Y. Q., McCauley, M., Gamble, T., Hosseinipour, M. C., Kumarasamy, N., ... & HPTN 052 Study Team. (2011). Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(6), 493–505.
  • Kates, J., Wexler, A., & Lief, E. (2019). Financing the response to HIV in low- and middle-income countries: funding trends and future requirements. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
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