About Course

About the Program

Delivering impactful development projects requires more than just good intentions; it demands structured planning, real-time tracking, and thorough evaluation. Our Project Management and M&E Training equips professionals and organizations with the tools to implement projects that truly benefit their target communities.

This comprehensive program explores how effective project design, execution, and performance tracking can scale innovations and solve real-world problems. By understanding M&E as an ongoing management process, participants will learn how to identify bottlenecks, measure progress, and capture both intended and unintended outcomes.

Program Objectives

By the end of this Project Management and M&E Training, Participants in this training will:

• Design development projects that address actual community needs.
• Apply proven project management tools, techniques, and processes.
• Navigate the project management lifecycle in the development context.
• Tackle contextual issues unique to projects in the development sector.
• Build and operate a functional Monitoring and Evaluation system.
• Lead project teams toward effective execution.
• Master the core principles of project monitoring and evaluation.
• Use M&E strategies to track and improve project performance.
• Evaluate projects against defined goals and objectives.

Training Modules

Module 1: Fundamentals of Project Management

• Defining projects
• Overview of project management
• The Triple Constraints in Project Management
• Functions of a Project Manager
• The project Lifecycle

Module 2: Project Identification and Design

• Context Analysis
• Needs Analysis
• Design of project intervention
• Development of project proposal
• Project appraisal

Module 3: Project Set-Up and Planning Phase

• Stakeholder Management Plan
• Project Implementation Plan
• Project Management and Governance Structure
• Risk Management Plan
• M&E Plan
• Project Financial Plan

Module 4: Project Scope Management

• What is project scope?
• Project and Product scope
• Use of Work Breakdown Structure in Scope definition
• Scope Creep

Module 5: Project Time Management

• Activity Definition and Sequencing
• Activity Duration Estimating
• Activity Resource Estimation
• Schedule Development
• Optimizing schedule
• Schedule Control

Module 6: Project Resources Management

• Why is managing resources important?
• Managing Project Finances; Budgeting, Cost Estimation, Cost baseline, Monitoring Budgets and Expenditures
• Project Earned Value Analysis
• Managing the Supply Chain
• Human Resources Management
• Project Implementation
• Launching the Project

Module 7: Managing Project Implementation

• RACI Matrix
• Project Tracking and Adjustment
• Managing Issues and Risks

Module 8: Project Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring strategies
• Data Collection for Monitoring
• Tools for monitoring and performance measurement
• Change and schedule control

Module 9: End-of-Project Transition Phase

• Types of Transitions
• Planning for closure
• Administrative and Financial Closure
• Project Learning
• Evaluation

Training Methodology

This course combines practical, hands-on learning with real-world case studies and interactive discussions. Participants engage through expert-led presentations, group work, and audit simulations to apply learning directly to their roles.

Certification

All participants who successfully complete this Project Management and M&E Training will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

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