How to plan a project, programme its activities and design and use its monitoring system
Next course
- 10 – 14 September 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
Registration and course fees
Registration and payment deadline: 10 August 2012. Early bird fee available for payments until 10 July 2012.
Early bird fee /Full fee :
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10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.
To register, please fill in the online registration form, or download the form and send it to us by email. For further inquiries, please contact us.
Course overview
Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format).
This interactive course focuses on the planning of projects, the programming of activities and the monitoring.
Participants are first introduced to Results-Based Management (RBM) and its application in project management. RBM focuses on performance and achievement of results and is the dominant management strategy in use.
Then, participants are working through the projects planning and activities programming steps. The main tool used is the logical framework, which provides a structured model for identifying expected results as well as the activities and inputs needed to accomplish them. The course also provides tools to identify stakeholders, to analyse problems, to define objectives based on population’s needs and to program activities in the most efficient possible way.
Finally, participants will discuss how to design and implement a proper project monitoring.
This course is also available in French. Ce cours peut également être animé en français.
This is part of our training on Project Cycle Management, which provides a solid foundation on the three following core subjects:
- Needs Assessments in Emergency and Rehabilitation situations (5 days)
- Planning, Programming and Monitoring Projects (5 days)
- Evaluating Projects (3 days)
Participants obtain a certificate in Project Cycle Management after attending the three courses. Each of these courses covers one main subject and can also be taken individually, leading to a course certificate. For more information about Project Cycle Management, please see the overview of courses.
Who should attend
The course will benefit persons who are new to project management, or have experiences but not yet obtained training, in particular:
- Project managers
- Programme coordinators
- Key field and HQ staff involved in project management
- Managers supervising project planning and implementation
How you and your organisation will benefit – Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants have understood how to plan a project, how to programme its activities and how to design and use its monitoring system following the Result-Based Management approach and using the logical framework as a tool.
Course organisation and programme
The emphasis of this course is put on practice/exercises rather than on presentations:
- Group work
- Brainstormings
- Role plays
- Case studies
| Day 1 | A. RESULT-BASED MANAGEMENT
▪ Why Results-Based Management ▪ Introducing the RBM concept ▪ Defining the results chain B. PLANNING PROJECTS Step 1: Situation analysis – from Needs Assessment to Planning ▪ Aim of problem identification ▪ Problem analysis: importance and challenges ▪ Using the problem tree tool ▪ Stakeholder Mapping |
| Day 2 | Step 2: Choosing the operational strategy
▪ Defining priorities according to the problem analysis ▪ Linking priorities to the mandate of the organisation ▪ Using the solution tree tool Step 3: Designing the project ▪ Introduction to Logical Framework Approach (LFA) ▪ Formulating project objectives ▪ Defining project activities ▪ Analysing risks (assumptions) linked to the project |
| Day 3 | Step 3 – continued:
▪ Identifying indicators and source of verification ▪ Finalising planning: environment map, stakeholder analysis, side-effects identification tools. C. PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES ▪ Sequencing and scheduling activities (PERT, GANTT tools) |
| Day 4 | ▪ Programming human, financial and logistic resources (Table of resources and workload tool)
▪ Programming the communication plan D. MONITORING PROJECTS ▪ Why measuring results? ▪ Overview of monitoring and evaluation: - Definitions and Key concepts - Link with planning |
| Day 5 | ▪ Why do we monitor?
▪ What do we monitor? ▪ How do monitor? ▪ When do we monitor? |
Individual consultation
Participants can obtain an individual consultation from the trainer during or after the course on how to further develop a project of their own, or on another subject of their choice.
