Features
- We deploy: Practical group work and Simulations to deliver the content.
Target audiences
- Researchers,
- Project Staff
- Development Practitioners
- Managers
Training on Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluation
About the Program
Successful projects always aim at scaling up innovations to aid in solving problems affecting the beneficiary community/communities. The well-being of these communities depends on the ability of development organizations to deliver project results effectively and efficiently. Hence, to understand Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as a continuous management function that determines whether or not a project is making progress toward achieving its objectives, identifying implementation bottlenecks, and highlighting any unintended consequences from its activities is entirely elaborated in this program.
Program Objectives
- Design an effective project focused on the needs of the beneficiaries.
- Apply different tools, techniques and processes in project management.
- Understand the project management lifecycle in the context of development projects.
- Understand contextual issues in project management that are unique in development sector.
- Develop and implement an M&E system.
- Direct and coordinate project team to execute a development project successfully.
- Understand the core concepts in monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Apply robust monitoring strategies to track project performance.
- Use M&E findings to improve and strengthen project.
- Effectively evaluate a project against the set objectives.
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
Related Services
Business Operation StrategyStrategic Plan Development
Balance score-card Development
Customer Experience(CX)
Human Resource Development & Development
Market Surveys & Mapping
Baseline Surveys
End-line Surveys
Impact Evaluation
Risk Management
Internal Control Services
Performance Management & Operational Excellencey