Logical Framework Approach & Project Planning Workshop
Project planning is one of the key activities in development industry nowadays. We are basically implementing projects on daily basis. The tools that can enable us to plan good projects are key for successful achievement of our development goals. LFA, being widely used, will equip development workers with implementing the result based management.
We come up with this course to address the “research-based” needs of development workers and managers to further help their project planning skills. This comprehensive five-day training workshop will ensure the participants gain a change in their performance and not only some useful information
· Biases of rural development
· Relating projects to Problems/Needs they are designed to address
· Approaches for active stakeholder involvement
· Problem identification in social development projects (Problem Tree)
· The SMART objective setting process (Objective Tree)
· LFA and its complete definitions and use
· The PCM contribution to overall program goals
· Definition of a problem/need in relief and development
· Biases of rural development
· The “Why”, “What” and “How” in development project
· The cause and effect
· The problem tree
· Using identified problems to set objectives
· SMART Objectives
· What is the Objective Tree
· Setting Project Goal and Objectives
· The Logical Framework Approach
· Using LFA for project planning
· Logical Framework Matrix and its content
· Intervention Logic
· Indicators, Source/Means of Verification
· Assumptions
· Practical Work on Project Scenarios
· Cost estimation and Pre-conditions for a project
· Group Presentation on Project Cases
· The proper use of LFA in monitoring and evaluation
Team leaders, NGO directors and project managers.