Organization: NGO Management School
Registration deadline: 31 Aug 2015
Starting date: 07 Sep 2015
Ending date: 11 Sep 2015
How to plan a project, program its activities and design and implement its follow-up system
Next course
- 7 – 11 November 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format).
Course overview
If you fail to plan… plan to fail!
Participants are first introduced to the Results-Based Management (RBM) concept and its application in project management. RBM focuses on the performance and achievement of objectives and is the dominant management strategy in use.
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 identify stakeholders, analyze problems, define objectives in line with population’s needs and program human, financial and logistic resources in an efficient way.
Finally, participants discuss how to design and implement a proper monitoring.
This course is part of the Project Cycle Management curriculum:
- Needs Assessment (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 experience but haven’t had the opportunity to follow a training course yet. In particular:
- Project/Programme managers
- Key field and HQ staff involved in project management
- Managers supervising project planning and implementation
- People who wish to join the non-for-profit sector
- Consultants working for NGOs
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 program 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
- Brainstorming
- Role play
- Case study
Day 1
A. RESULT-BASED MANAGEMENT
- Identifying the Project Cycle
- Understanding the origins of the RBM concept
- Defining a results chain
B. PLANNING PROJECTS
Step 1: Analysing Situation – from Needs Assessment to Planning
- Identifying and analysing problems: Importance and challenges
- Mapping stakeholders
Day 2
Step 2: Choosing the operational strategy
- Defining coherent priorities
- Linking priorities to the mandate of the organisation
Step 3: Proceeding with a detailed analysis
- Analysing stakeholders
- Analysing the environment
Day 3
Step 4: Planning the project
- Understanding the Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
- Formulating project objectives
- Defining project activities
- Analysing potential risks for the project
- Identifying indicators and source of verification
Day 4
C. PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES
- Sequencing and scheduling activities
- Programming human, financial and logistic resources (Table of resources and workload tool)
- Finalising the programming: risks, governance, knowledge management, communication
Day 5
D. MONITORING PROJECTS
- Understanding why we follow-up projects
- Looking at the monitoring and evaluation concepts
- Mastering the monitoring process:
- What do we monitor?
- How do we monitor?
- When do we monitor?
Practical information
Course trainer
to be confirmed
Language
English
Location NGO Management Association, Route de Chêne 41A, 1203 Geneva, Switzerland
Individual coaching sessions
This course offers the possibility to book 3 hours of individual coaching sessions with one of the trainers to further develop and improve a project developed during the course, or on another subject selected by the participant.
How to register:
Registration and course fees
Registration and payment deadline: 31 August 2015. Early bird fee available for payments until 7 July 2015.
Early bird fee / Full fee * :
This course is subsidised with CHF 750 by the Chèque Annuel de Formation (CAF), available for individuals living and paying their taxes in and around the canton of Geneva (course no. 2799). CAF students benefit from the Early bird fee at any time of the course registration. More info here.
Above fees are in Swiss francs (CHF) and include:
- Tuition
- Training materials and handouts
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Course certificate
10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.
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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.
Individual coaching sessions
This course offers the possibility to book 3 hours of individual coaching sessions with one of the trainers to further develop and improve a project developed during the course, or on another subject selected by the participant.
Price: CHF 480 for 3 hours of individual coaching during or after the course. Please contact us to discuss how coaching can be best adapted to your needs.