Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 24 Aug 2016
Starting date: 30 Aug 2016
Ending date: 02 Sep 2016
Dear Partner,
Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce
the following seminar which will take place in August 2016, in Nairobi,
Kenya.
*Course Name: Project Management,Monitoring and Evaluation Training Workshop Date: 30th August-2nd September, 2016 Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Need for the workshop
The ability of a project to effectively deliver on expected outcomes is
dependent on the integrity of its design, the environment in which it is
being implemented and the presence of relevant skills of its management.
This 4 day intensive and highly interactive training workshops equips
project team leaders with the latest skills, tools and insights in current
day practice of the management and participatory assessments monitoring
and evaluation of developments programs.
Course Objectives
By the end of the workshop, the participant should clearly demonstrate
appreciation of each one of the following competencies:
•Correctly identify various sources of project funding and ways of
accessing such funding
•Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project
•Correctly apply a network diagram to display a Project Evaluation and
Review Technique, (PERT) chart.
•Use the Critical Path Method (CPM), in the network diagram to ensure the
correct project duration.
•Estimate and schedule project tasks.
•Apply resources to a project plan.
•Correctly identify the different personality types and learn how they
affect project management.
•Apply time-tested tools and techniques to actual project management
processes
•Correctly identify various communication channels during project
implementation.
•Use a negotiation model to enhance common understanding, accountability
and process ownership
•Correctly identify effective project manager characteristics
•Correctly identify the types and role of stakeholders and processes of
stakeholder mapping
•Understand key aspects of project design, planning, implementation,
administration and Monitoring and Evaluation
•Identity the role of stakeholders in monitoring and evaluation of projects
•Identify various approaches to participatory assessments of development
program
•Understand ways to design, implement, monitor and evaluate projects
•Educate Learners on how to link a logical framework and translate it into
a concise and transparent budget and a simple work plan
•Understand best practices techniques for project management, Monitoring
and Evaluation
•To strengthen skills among project teams to apply the LFA process in the
creation and implementation of effective and sustainable projects
Project Management Course Broad Content
•Overview of Project Management
•Project Resource Mobilization
•The People Side of Project Management
•Planning the Project
•Work Breakdown Structure (Work Plans)
•Estimating & Scheduling
•Project Risk Management
•Project Completion
•Building Commitment and Accountability through Effective Negotiation
•Process Start-Up Matrix
•Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis
•Conflict Management & Staff Motivation
Monitoring & Evaluation Broad Co Ourse Content overview ofResults Based M&E Approaches
•Stakeholders in M&E and their roles in M&E Programmatic Processes
•Role of M&E in Project Management
•Definition of the Purpose, Scope and Standards for evaluation;
•M&E Frameworks, M&E plans, Log frames, Theory of Change and Evaluation
techniques
•Performance Monitoring and Setting Performance Indicators
•Data Collection and Management- Collection Methods, Ensuring
Quality,Analysis Communication & Reporting
•Overview of an organization Monitoring and Evaluation system
•Participatory Approaches in Assessments of Development Programs-Using the
“Most Significant Change” Approach in evaluating projects
•Report writing (M & E Reports)
Each participant is highly encouraged to come to the course with a project
for which she/he will develop a monitoring and evaluation plan.
Who Should Attend
Project Managers and Officers, Monitoring & Evaluation Practitioners and
Specialists, Finance Staff, Donor staff involved in the appraisals of
programs and projects, Heads of departments in ministries, colleges,
universities and County governments and researchers,
Seminar Methodology
Dynamic, creative, participant centered, practical, interactive,
interesting adult learning methodologies-including facilitated
discussions, small group interactive exercises, large group discussions,
role plays, plenary presentations, Case Studies, examples from
organizations and drawing upon participants’ own experience- and diverse
media will be applied to enable participants to design M & E
Systems,Evaluate and Manage programs for results.
About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke)-AAI--AAI-) has distinguished
itself as the training provider of choice among development organizations.
AAI specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and
affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work
with a team of high end consultant base of more than 130 highly educated
and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral
research work. Over the years, AAI has provided consultancies and
training to such reputable organizations as: Federal University, Birnin
Kebbi-Nigeria, African Institute for Capacity Development
(AICAD),Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN
Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic
Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda,
International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your
Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice)-Benin, Rwanda
Union of the Blind, Sasakawa Africa Association-Ethiopia, Harare Institute
of Technology, Care International-Mali, Africa Centre of Excellence in
Oilfield Chemicals Research (CEFOR) University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria,
Mazommo Construction Company-Liberia, Addis Ababa University, among others
For more information in regard to the above training,kindly contact;
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute,
Trust Mansion Hse,
Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965,
www.assetafrica.co.ke
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke / assetafrika@gmail.com
How to register:
To enroll for this seminar, fill in the registration form attached and then email it to the attention of:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke/assetafrika@gmail.com
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