What you will learn
This workshop will cover planning grant-aided projects based on the concepts and practices of the Project Cycle Management (PCM)/logical framework (LOGFRAME) approach set out in the European Commission Aid Delivery Methods Guidance.
It is designed to give the participants the knowledge and skills they need to contribute effectively in the following ways:
- As an adviser to project teams developing grant-aid projects.
- As a senior manager with responsibility for staff using the Project Cycle Management / LOGFRAME approach.
- As a project team leader or as a project team member on a grant-aided project.
The workshop will be taught through group and individual exercises, and case studies.
The following topics will be covered during this 5-day course:
- The context of projects in participants’ organizations
- Change models and projects
- People in projects including team development and team leadership
- The context of EU aid projects and the Project Cycle Management approach
- Planning grant – aided projects
- Managing the Project Cycle Management process, including using the Logical Framework Approach and LOGFRAME MATRIX
- Implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- The differences between grant – aided projects and internal, “business” project planning and management
How you will benefit
The workshop is designed to give participants a hands-on understanding of the ideas and practices of project cycle management and the LOGFRAME.
Its aim is to enable participants to confidently contribute to their own organizations by designing appropriate project management frameworks as well as supervising, planning, participating in and managing projects. The program covers the people aspects of change as it is relevant to projects as well as the tools and techniques associated with project cycle management.
Who should attend
This course has been designed for those likely to be supervising staff working on developing projects, acting as sponsors of projects, serving as project managers or participating as team members in projects using the Project Cycle Management LOGFRAME approach used by donor agencies.
Your contributions
To make the course as useful as possible, we encourage participants to bring examples of the projects they are working on and their LOGFRAMES and Project Fiches so that they can relate the course to their real work. There will be time in the program for the tutor to review your LOGFRAMES with you to get the maximum benefit.