Why choose this course?
We cover globally recognised management and leadership theories, tools and techniques and adapt them to your needs, putting each one into practice. You get to network and learn with others in the development sector, exercise new knowledge and skills on topics including influence, motivation and power analysis. Finally, you leave the training course with a clear plan of how to apply what you have learnt, directly to your work.
Through a mix of practical activities, theory and examples of effective practice you will learn to:
- communicate the importance of APM and a results-based approach
- identify, explain and use appropriate tools for different stages of APM to ensure effective and responsive project implementation management
- promote adaptive monitoring and reviews
- support and manage project teams to achieve enhanced project results
- recognise and strengthen learning, adapting and decision-making for better results.
Objectives
| Project identification | • project identification • policy context and issue identification • stakeholder analysis, engagement and relationship management in all stages of the project cycle • situation analysis |
| Project design | • understanding different planning approaches • tools for field investigation and understanding complex, dynamic situations • logic models and results frameworks |
| Project appraisal & approval | • project appraisal • value for money (VFM) and social return on investment (SROI) • negotiations and engagement • project contracting and procurement • mobilisation and scheduling |
| Project implementation and monitoring | • methods for risk assessment and management • project implementation and monitoring for results • managing performance |
| Project reviews and evaluations | • building in reviews, learning and adapting • collective course learning • personal action planning |
Learn in a way that suits your situation.
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