Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
- Humanitarian Programme Professionals
- Community Development Professionals
- International Development Practitioners
- Policy and Planning Professionals
- Project Finance and Grants Officers
- Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement Officers
- Social Impact Professionals
- Consultants
- Civil Society Organization Professionals
- County and Local Government Development Officers
Session Objectives
- Understand the life cycle of projects in the development sector
- Design a project meant to meet the need of the community
- Identify issues related to management of projects in development
- Utilize techniques, tools, and processes in the management of projects
- Coordinate and direct a project team in the implementation of a development project
About the Course
Development organizations manage their work through projects. The projects are normally in response to community problems. Development and change in these communities relies on the effective implementation of projects. This course aims to explain the professionals’ project management capacity with respect to development. The participants will be equipped with contextualized, balanced, comprehensive, and adaptable skills to help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of projects in the development sector.
Curriculum & Topics
4 Topics | 24 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1: Define Project Management Basics
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Workshop 1.2: Explore Development Sector Context
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Workshop 1.3: Identify Key Stakeholders
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Workshop 1.4: Understand Project Life Cycle
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Workshop 1.5: Examine Tools and Frameworks
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Workshop 1.6: Highlight Monitoring and Evaluation
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Workshop 2.1: Identification and design of the project
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Workshop 2.2: Setting up a project
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Workshop 2.3: Planning of the project
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Workshop 2.4: Implementation of the project
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Workshop 2.5: Monitoring and evaluation of a project
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Workshop 2.6: Transition of end of project
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Workshop 3.1: Management of scope
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Workshop 3.2: Time management
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Workshop 3.3: Management of resource project
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Workshop 3.4: Management of risk
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Workshop 3.5: Management of project justification
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Workshop 3.6: Management of stakeholder
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Workshop 4.1: Contextualizing Project Management Frameworks
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Workshop 4.2: Stakeholder Analysis and Community Engagement Tools
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Workshop 4.3: Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and Results-Based Management
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Workshop 4.4: Risk Management in Development Projects
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Workshop 4.5: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Tools
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Workshop 4.6: Resource and Budget Management Adaptations