Course Description
Projects, regardless of their scope of work, follow a number of principles in their management. The management of development projects may affect the livelihood of many people in need. Therefore, it has to be delivered effectively and efficiently. This course is a guide in this process. It will introduce participants to the project management stages, and will open their eyes to tiny little aspects they might not be aware of.
Course Objectives
- Understanding the life cycle of projects
- Abiding to the pre-determined scope, time, and budget of the project
- Letting everyone have their share in the development of the project
- Ending project and learn how to avoid leaving pending issues before closure
Who Should Attend?
- Project managers
- Development sector professionals
- Consultants/contract staff
- Staff of international NGOs
Course Details/Schedule
- Introducing projects
- Projects in the development sector
- The life cycle of a development project
- Project identification and design
- Data collection and data analysis
- Assessing project needs
- Project set up
- Project governance structure
- Project logical framework
- Project planning
- The need for project planning
- Components of a project plan
- Project implementation
- Project scheduling
- People management
- Project monitoring, evaluation and control
- Planning project monintoring
- Project evaluation approaches
- Project control
- Change management
- Issues in project transition
- Project closing strategy
- Verifying project deliverables
- Aspects to consider while closing project
- Project management disciplines
- Time management
- Financial management
- Risk management
- Justification management
- Stakeholder management
- Supply chain management
