International Project Management

About

Governments, NGOs, and private organizations in the developing world are increasingly engaged in donor-funded projects. Often, they are asked to formulate project proposals that are economically, socially, politically, and environmentally viable. To handle these often complex and demanding processes, project managers need to possess the latest knowledge on various project design tools. This course has been designed to appeal to students interested in the aid/development sector as well as students who are interested in logical models that can be applied to project design.

Course leader

Rui Santos

Target group

No specific prerequisites. The course is designed in way to be appealing to both project management rookies and experienced ones.

Course aim

• Understand development project as a concept.
• Acquire knowledge of the Project Life Cycle and the involved decision-making processes.
• Become familiar with the Log Frame Approach.
• Be aware of the importance of preparing quality documents throughout the cycle of operations.
• Gain familiarity with the analytical tools required to characterize problems and needs.
• Acquire knowledge of the planning tools required to assess the feasibility of a given project.
• Be aware of the importance of considering the adequate assumptions while designing a project.
• Understand the three dimensions involved in the design of a project.
• Understand how and why the log frame is structured as a comprehensive logic

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