Overview

This comprehensive course provides fast-track training on all phases of the project cycle management: From needs assessment, through planning (analysis and design) to monitoring the implementation of the project. 

Participants are first introduced to the Results-Based Management (RBM) approach and its application in project management. Then, participants are working through the project planning and activities programming steps. The main tool used is the logical framework. It provides a structured model for identifying expected results as well as the activities and inputs needed to accomplish them. 
 

The course also provides additional techniques and tools to analyze problems, identify stakeholders, define results to be achieved in line with population’s needs and program human, financial and logistic resources in an efficient way. Furthermore, the course shed light on project cycle management in crisis situation.  
Finally, participants discuss how to design and implement a proper monitoring system. The course includes an overview of digital tools for project management.

Who Should Attend 

The course will benefit practitioners who are new to project management, or have experience but haven’t had the opportunity to follow a comprehensive basic training course yet. In particular:

• Project/Programme managers

• Project/Programme coordinators

• Key field staff involved in project management

• Managers supervising project planning and implementation

• People who wish to join the non-for-profit sector

• Consultants working with NGOs

Key Benefits

At the end of the course, participants are able to:

• Think along results based management and strategic project planning. 

• Undertake a needs assessment.

• Plan (analyse and design), implement and monitor a project following the results-based management/Logical framework approach and using its tools with a focus on the logical framework matrix.