Training Course List

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.

Content

Session

Topic/Content

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

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

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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
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 institute@hkcss.org.hk
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.