Project Management for Non-Governmental Organizations(PM4NGOs)
aims to optimize international NGO project investments by enabling project
managers to be reflective, professional practitioners who learn, operate and
adapt effectively in complex project environments. As a group of international relief, development, and conservation
organizations, the PM4NGOs works together and collaborates with private sector
companies, professional organizations, and universities to achieve this goal.
PM4NGOs is managed by the staff of LINGOs (Learning for International NGOs) which serves as the secretariat for the initiative. Chris Cattaway serves as Principal Advisor to PM4NGOs. Guiding their work is a
governing body consisting of 5-6 NGOs who have financially contributed to the
project. The activities of the initiative are primarily facilitated via a
Working Group, which meets monthly.
For more information on the objectives, activities, courses, members and to contact the PM4NGOs, please see "About PM4NGOs" |
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| | Join Rodolfo Siles, PMP of CARE International and John Cropper, PMP of Oxfam GB as they examine the challenges of project information management in the international NGO context. Information is the lifeblood of development organizations. It is a resource and needs to be managed and used to inform decisions and investments. As such, Project Managers need to consider ways in which they can maximize the exploitation of the information as a resource.
This one-hour webinar will review CARE’s guidelines as outlined in its Project Information Management Handbook (see link below) and will reflect on CARE’s guidelines in the context of the larger iNGO context.
More specifically, webinar participants will learn about the information management cycle and the steps required to manage/use information generated by projects. Topics covered will include:
o Defining Information Needs
o Locating Information Sources
o Selecting Information needed to collect
o Collecting and gathering the information
o Organizing and storing Information
o Reporting and Sharing Information
o Using the Information
o Evaluating the Process and the Information
o Improving the Information Process
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
TIME AND DATE:
August 20, 2008 9:00AM EDT (visit www.timeanddate.com to confirm the time and date in your location.)
WEBINAR LINK:
This session will be held on Elluminate Live! Join the meeting at the following URL:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.30B237B4918F43B0DAACB218F8CECD
WEBINAR ORIENTATION VIDEO:
http://www.screencast.com/users/LINGOs/folders/Jing/media/0553fb1e-4031-4901-a6bf-e3e1969b06c4
CONFIGURE YOUR COMPUTER:
First time webinar participants will need to confirm that their computer configuration is optimized to participate in webinar sessions. Follow the instructions at the following link: http://www.elluminate.com/support/
VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING:
This session will be recorded and available within 60 minutes of the conclusion of the event. The recording can be accessed at https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.623ED0FE0228B1C7905C31DAA40E64 |
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| Date and Time: Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 06:00 (New York Time) and Wednesday, 26 November, 06:00 (New York Time) Calculate your time zone at http://www.timeanddate.com
Webinar Description:
This 4-hour (over 2 sessions) webinar presented by Chris Cattaway will be an introduction to Scope Management throughout the NGO project life cycle. (The webinar will comprise 2 sessions on consecutive days, each of 2 hours duration)
NGOs often use well-known techniques such as the Logical Framework in the early planning stages of projects, indeed some organisations and donors make the use of some techniques obligatory. However, there appears to be less direction, uniformity or rigour about the subsequent stages of project planning. We have learned from NGO Project Managers that they rarely, if ever, use a Work Breakdown Structure (‘WBS’) even though Project Managers in other sectors, and the Project Management Professional bodies, consider developing the WBS to be one of the most (if not THE most) important steps in project management.
This webinar will introduce what Scope management means, and why defining and managing a project’s scope is so important. Through the use of an interactive NGO-contextualised case study, learners will be introduced to the concept of the Work Breakdown Structure, and will explore why it is so helpful in effective project planning, monitoring and control.
By the end of the webinar, learners should have a basic understanding of Scope Management and associated concepts and techniques; particularly the Work Breakdown Structure, and, at least, have sufficient knowledge to seek further information from colleagues and from self-directed learning.
Log-On Information
| | Date and Time: Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 06:00 (New York Time) and Wednesday, 17 December, 06:00 (New York Time) Calculate your time zone at http://www.timeanddate.com
Webinar Description:
This 4-hour (over 2 sessions) webinar presented by Chris Cattaway will be an introduction to Resource Estimating. (The webinar will comprise 2 sessions on consecutive days, each of 2 hours duration)
Estimating the time, human and other resources, and budget required for a project are irrefutably critical components in project planning. If questioned, most project managers will acknowledge that all these inputs are inter-linked, but how often are schedules, human resourcing plans and budgets developed almost independently?
Observing the correct planning sequence permits more efficient allocation of resources, and the calculation of the Critical Path (the shortest possible duration of the project). Some donor agencies now require Critical Path Analysis to be included in project proposals.
This webinar will show the inter-dependency between time, resources and cost, and propose a planning sequence which helps planners to understand dependencies, and permits the calculation of the critical path.
By the end of the webinar, learners should have a basic understanding of Resource Estimating and associated concepts and techniques. They will understand, and be able to determine the critical path. Learners will, at least, have sufficient knowledge to seek further information from colleagues and from self-directed learning.
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| | Firstly, it is important to recognize that there are a number of competing credentials. I will focus on only two – Prince 2 and PMI. At LINGOs we are (to date) focusing on aligning our materials with the Project Management Institute (PMI) credentials. We intend to position ourselves to assist employees in obtaining Prince2 certification – but that will need to wait until a later... |
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Strategies:
1. A body of project management knowledge exists and is maintained which reflects the reality of NGO projects
2. Project managers consistently and effectively use a toolbox of common, appropriate, proven project management tools
3. Project Managers of NGO projects are recruited, developed, managed and rewarded as professionals with accredited skills and knowledge.
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1. About LINGOs (home page includes announcements and events; sub pages are limited but include partners, members, strategy documents.)
2. Instruction (asynchronous, synchronous on-line, synchronous face to face)
3. Community of Practice
(Webinars)
4. Body of Knowledge
Knowledge Repositories from old site)
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Click here to enter the PM4NGOs Working Group Work Space. This space requires authentication. To obtain access, contact Chris Cattaway. |
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