TRADEMARK AFRICA - PROGRAMME AND PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

This certification programme provides a practical approach to project design, planning, procurement and contract management as well as monitoring and evaluation, helping TMA professionals reach their long-term goals. OBJECTIVE At the end of the training programme, participants belonging to TMA and in particular those involved in the design, planning and execution of projects in the various country offices: • Have acquired a broad understanding of project management functions on project, programme and organisational levels; • Understand the steps involved in the project cycle from identification and definition to planning and budgeting, implementation, procurement and contract management as well as and monitoring and reporting and evaluation; • Are able to use the tools and methodologies to implement the necessary steps for successful project design, implementation and evaluation autonomously or in a team. CONTENT Two-week distance-learning: Introduction to project cycle management • Project: definitions, basic concepts and approaches • Project Cycle Management (PCM) • The theory of change • Project documents • Overview of Project design tools Two-week residential training: The integration of projects within its wider environment: strategic alignment • Portfolio, programmes and projects Project identification: the situation analysis • Stakeholder analysis • Target group identification and analysis • Problem analysis • Institutional analysis Project identification: alternative analysis and selection of the project strategy • Alternative analysis: multi-criterion evaluation • Objectives setting and creation of the project results-chain. • Project formulation: the logical framework • Definition of the project structure • Selection of the project performance indicators • Identification of the means of verification • Identification of risks and critical assumptions Procurement and contract management • Operationalisation of projects through contracts • Procurement strategy • Procurement planning • Contract management Project planning and monitoring • Project planning processes • Construction the work breakdown structure (WBS) • Creation of the project responsibility matrix • Project activity sequencing and scheduling • Allocation of project inputs; human and material • Risks management • Planning for monitoring and evaluation Monitoring and evaluation • Introduction to monitoring and evaluation • Performance indicators • Monitoring and control Evaluation • Types of evaluation • Evaluation management • Key elements of evaluation TOR ACHIEVEMENT This certificate of achievement has been delivered to the participants that have produced the required deliverables by completing individual and group assignments during each phase of the programme. I. Distance learning modules (10 hours) • Completion of two online modules • Acquisition of practical knowledge on the Project Cycle and identification of projects. II. Knowledge tests and practical assignments (5 hours) • Two knowledge tests. • Draft of a project concept and information sources. III. Residential training (60 hours) • Participation in workshop. • Group work to apply the skills, from project identification through to M&E. NUMBER OF HOURS: 75