Course Description
This is a unique course which provides practical knowledge and skills on how to effectively manage projects from inception through implementation, monitoring and eveluation. The course is taught by senior academics together with experienced project planners and monitoring and evealuation specialists. It also combines theory with computer-based software on Project Cycle Management. This programme will be extremely useful for professionals wishing to consolidate their knowledge of project planning, implementation, monitoring and evealuation.  

Course Content 

Project Planning and Appraisal

• Project Planning Perspective/ concepts
• Project Identification
• Project Cycle Components
• Managing the Project Cycle Sequence
• Project framework; Logical Framework, SWOT Analysis, Critical Incidents Analysis 
• Sustainability of Projects
• Participatory Approaches to Projects and Community Management 
• Project Plan Action
• Project Appraisal; Principles of Project Appraisal, Techniques and Criteria, Financial and Economic Analysis of Projects, Analysis of the Social, Distributive Environmental Impacts of Projects. 

Dynamic Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects 

• Key Distictions between Monitoring and Evaluation
• Participatory Monitoring and Particiapatory Evaluation
• Policy Analysis Matrix for Project Monitoring and Evaluation 
• Causal Pathway of Analysis for Project Monitoring
• Evaluation as a means of Analyzing Projects, Policy and Process 
• Feedback and Completion of the Project
• Introduction to Software for Project Cycle Management 

Practical Exercise in Project Cycle Management 

Participants will have a field trip, hands-on training and interact with a project team, apply then techniques learnt and prepare a project report. The course is interactive with practical exercises after completing key topics.