| Venue: The training workshop will be held at a local hotel in Islamabad. |
Introduction
A major part of time and cost over-runs is attributed to delays encountered in project implementation. Good project management ensures effective implementation and timely completion of projects. It enables managers to have optimal use of human and material resources. Current project management techniques require a departure from traditional approach as it involves improved systems methodology on project selection, planning, implementation, controlling, evaluation and termination.
Who should attend?
The training workshop is designed for middle and senior level managers, project planners, team leaders, coordinators and volunteers, who are directly, or indirectly, involved in projects, or are expected to be engaged in such activities in future. The training will be useful for participants from industry, social sector development organizations, academia, international funding agencies, NGOs and consultants.
Objectives
At the end of this three day workshop the participants will be able to:
- Understand about the basics of project management
- Set practical goals for your projects with realistic schedules and foresee challenges
- Develop a project plan using LFA and cope with budget and time constraints
- Build your trustworthiness with top management/ donors/ partners
- manage people, time and physical resources
Methodology
The workshop will be based on interactive sessions with focus on experiential and interactive learning models. There will be structured exercises, group discussions, analysis, role-plays and management games
Workshop content
- Introduction to Project Management
- Basic concept and dimensions of project management
- What is project management all about?
- Understanding the Project Management tools and Process
- Understanding the different phases of project management
- Project management tools
- GANTT charts, critical path method, PERT
- Project planning and monitoring using RBM approach
- Understanding about Result Based management
- What is situation analysis, stakeholders analysis?
- How to carry out problem and objective analysis
- Construction of LFA
- Work breakdown structure
- Performance measurement framework
- Management Information and reporting system
- Executing and Managing Projects
- Managing time and people
Achieving target and meeting challenges
Developing and strengthening effective communication system
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.
Resource
person
Mr. Mubashar Nabi has almost twenty years of experience with exclusive thirteen years practical understanding of working with international and national organizations aiming at poverty alleviation through community mobilization. He specializes in the field of community mobilization with special perspective of forming institutions. Being an associate of MDF Holland, He has contributed widely in strengthening national & regional level institutions through capacity building initiatives linked with microfinance and infrastructure development.
He has initiated, implemented and managed fairly large projects funded by UNDP, WB, WFP, UNICEF, DIFD, USAID and Save The Children (US & UK). He was also amongst the pioneer professionals who initiated the National Rural Support Programme and contributed for its growth and expansion. He has been part of the formation of Human Resource Development Network which sets a milestone in the history of capacity building endeavors in the country.
Mubashar is an experienced trainer, having designed and conducted numerous trainings for national and international organizations like SUNGI, NRSP, IUCN, UNDP and WWF and has also worked as a consultant for WB, WWF & WFP.
Deadline for registration
Please return registration form to the Program Support Officer, SDPI-Centre for Capacity Building, by 5 Jan 2009 at the latest via fax or mail. The institute will confirm the registration upon receipt of fee by a return fax. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Seats are limited; the applicants will be registered on a first come, first serve basis. Bookings will close for registration if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee
Rs. 14,500 per person
Discount
25% discount is available to the following:
- Women· SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering two or more persons
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.
Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)
Further information
For further details, please contact Zulfiqar Ali, Program Secretary (Training), SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135. Email: Zulfiqar@sdpi.org
Registration form
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