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Designing and Planning Projects in International Development Work

Introduction

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! This participatory project management course focuses on the design and planning of projects in the development sector. It draws on field and HQ experience and good practices from international organisations in numerous countries and contexts in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The course delivers knowledge, practical skills and tools to work successfully with local communities in the development and implementation of projects.
The main tool used during this course is the logical framework approach, which provides a structured model for identifying expected results as well as the activities and inputs needed to accomplish them. The course provides tools to analyse problems and stakeholders, define objectives and determine activities based on stakeholder needs. It also introduces the implementation of a monitoring system.
Participants learn how to best use the various tools with case studies and through group exercises.

Objective

At the end of the course, participants know how to plan a project, how to programme its activities and how to design and use its monitoring system following the Result-Based Management approach and using the logical framework as a tool.

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Session

Topic/Content

1

27 June

0900 – 1700

 

 

 

 

A. Project design: Concept

  • Why Results-Based Management (RBM)
  • Introducing the RBM concept
  • Defining the results chain: Impact, outcome, output, input activities
  • Designing a project with the RBM approach

    B. Process

    Step 1: Problem Identification and analysis

    • Aim of problem identification
    • Problem analysis: importance and challenges
    • Using the problem tree tool
    • Stakeholder Analysis
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

2

28 June

0900 – 1700

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Choosing the operational strategy

  • Defining priorities according to the problem analysis
  • Linking priorities to the mandate of the organization

    Step 3: Designing the project

    • Introduction to Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
    • Formulating project objectives
    • Defining project activities
       
       
       
       
       
       
  • 3

    29 June

    0900 – 1700

Step 3: The Intervention logic (continued)

  • Analysing risks (assumptions) linked to the project
  • Identifying indicators and baseline

    Step 4: Planning the project implementation

    • Sequencing and scheduling project activities
    • Planning the resources (human, financial and logistic)
    • Planning a successful project monitoring system
       
       
       

 

 

 

Details

Course Code : 12A-05
Date(s) : 5, 6 & 7/9/2012
Time : 0900 - 1700 (21 Hours)
Venue : Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK
Target Participants :

The course will benefit persons who have some experience in project management, but not yet obtained comprehensive training, in particular:

  • Project managers
  • Programme coordinators
  • Key HQ and field staff involved in designing and planning projects
  • Managers supervising project development and implementation
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Class Size : 20
Language :  English
Fee : HKD 6,850.00
    HKD 6,400.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Early Bird Fee : HKD 6,100.00 (Payment on or before 15/08/2012 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Enquiries : 2876 2470 or [email protected]
Speaker(s) :
Mr. Flemming Gjedde-Nielsen
Senior Trainer and Consultant
NGO Management School Switzerland
Mr Flemming Gjedde-Nielsen has 25 years of experience working with development and humanitarian organisations in Africa, the Arab world and Asia. He has particular strong insights in working with southern NGOs, CBOs, networks and alliances and social movements with emphasis on diverse aspects of partnerships.
Flemming has 25 years experience from all stages of the project cycle management, as a designer of programme/projects, as an implementer, as coach to programme/project leaders, as reviewer and evaluator and in designing manuals and guidelines in support of programme and project design, implementation and monitoring.
In addition to project cycle management, Flemming has extensive experience in strategy development and strategic positioning of organisations, organisational assessment and development.

Remarks

"Small NGO Talent Development Subsidy Programme" does not apply to this course. For other financial support, please click HERE .

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