| Venue: The training workshop will be held at Green Retreat Hotel, Nathiagali. |
Introduction
Many projects suffer from variances between planned schedules, allocated budgets and actual implementation outcomes. Absence of valid and reliable baseline data makes it extremely difficult to evaluate the impact of any project. Only verifiable indicators can facilitate the success of a project. To address and rectify such problems, project directors/managers must have an accurate and timely information about the real progress of their projects so that necessary decision can be made in time to correct deviations and variances.This workshop is designed to develop participants’ skills required to identify and collect relevant data through effective monitoring and then using it to ensure success of their projects.
Who should attend?
The training workshop is designed for middle and senior level project managers, monitors, evaluators and team leaders, who are directly or indirectly involved in monitoring and/or evaluating projects, or are expected to be engaged in such activities in future. The training will be useful for participants from industry, public sector development organizations, academia, international funding agencies, NGOs and consultants.
Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define and distinguish between monitoring and evaluation;
- Use logical frameworks to monitor and evaluate projects;
- Use work breakdown structures to monitor project efficiency;
- Improve their progress reporting and project reviewing skills; and
- Learn methods to evaluate project effectiveness and impact.
Methodology
The training methodology will involve a mix of methods, including lectures/slides, case studies, application of skills to actual projects, and group work. Participants will learn to use MS Project software to monitor project activities. Participants will review their existing monitoring and reporting formats and will adapt them to methods learnt in the workshop. In teams, participants will implement some team projects and evaluate them for efficiency and effectiveness.
Medium
of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using a mixture of English and Urdu.
Contents
Module 1: Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
- Concept of monitoring and evaluation
- Monitoring and evaluation in the project cycle
Module 2: Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)
- Hierarchy of objectives
- Objectively verifiable indicators
- Means of verification
- Assumptions and risks
Module 3: Work Breakdown Structure
- Work packages
- Responsibility matrix
Module 3: Work Breakdown Structure
- Work packages
- Responsibility matrix
Module 4: Monitoring Projects
- Monitoring and management
- Designing a project monitoring system
- LFA-based monitoring
- Monitoring from a gender perspective
Module 5: Orientation to MS Project
- Introduction to MS Project
- Using MS Project for project monitoring
Module 6: Project Performance Measurement Reporting
- Progress reports and reviews
- LFA based reports
Module 7: Evaluating Projects
- Developing evaluation TORs
- Evaluation techniques
- Writing evaluation reports
Resource
person
Mr. Rafiq Jaffer works as a research, training and management consultant in human resource development and is currently the Director, Institute of Social Sciences, Lahore. He holds a Masters degree in Psychology. He has taught Psychology and Applied Psychology at the University of the Punjab. He has also worked as Education Programme Officer with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Karachi, and as Professor of Education and Head of In-service Division at the Ali Institute of Education (AIE), Lahore. He has written four books and over 200 research and training reports, papers and articles in English and Urdu which have been published nationally and internationally. Mr. Jaffer has conducted training workshops for the government, corporate and NGO sectors in Pakistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Vietnam. He has planned and implemented numerous projects and has been extensively involved in monitoring and evaluation and writing reports.
Deadline for registration
Completed Registration forms should reach the Program Support Officer via fax or mail latest by 21 May 2007. The institute will confirm registration upon receipt of fee by a fax/email. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Please note that seats are limited and applicants will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee, hotel stay and meals etc.
Registration fee: Rs. 10,500 per person (To cover the cost of training material, stationery, trainer’s time, group photographs and certificates)
Discount
25% discount available on registration fee to the following:
- Women
- SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering two or more persons
Hotel charges
- Single occupancy: Rs. 12,500 for four nights (per person)
- Double occupancy: Rs. 9,200 for four nights (per person)
Total fee (registration + hotel expenses) for one person is as under:
- Single occupancy Rs 23,000/-
- Double occupancy Rs. 19,700
Please note that there is no discount on hotel charges.
[Participants will indicate in their registration forms if they would like single rooms (single occupancy) or share rooms (double occupancy)].
Organisations and individuals desirous of registering for the workshop should send their registration forms with fee mentioned above through crossed cheques/bank-drafts/payorders made in favour of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
Travel to Nathiagali and Back
Participants will make their own arrangements for travel to Nathiagali and back.
Withdrawal requests will be processed
as under:
| 10
or more days before workshop |
Full
refund |
| Nine
to four days before workshop |
75 percent
refund |
| Three
days before workshop |
50 percent
refund |
| Two
or less days before workshop |
No refund |
Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.
Award
of certificates
- Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
- Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
- Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.
Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)
Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Officer, SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135.
Registration form
 View Registration Form.
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