Strategic Project Management for Development

Module 1

Designing change for sustainable development

• Project management according to Project Cycle Management and Results-Based Management frameworks

• Understand the challenge(s), assess the context and analyse the stakeholders

• Choose the right operational strategy: from the theory of change to the logical framework

Module 2

Tools and practices for adaptive project implementation

• Elaborate the budget of a development project

• Develop management operational tools: calendar, monitoring plan, risk management system, project governance, and communication plan

Module 3

How to design and conduct an evaluation

• Learn how to connect the theory of change and the evaluation framework

• Scoping the evaluation approach and framework

• Zoom in on impact evaluations and its methodological implications

• Conduct an evaluation from the Terms of Reference to the final report

Overall, the experience was fantastic. The course was definitely worth my time and financial investment. The highly inspiring, insightful and motivated lecturer Dr. Guidotti changed the way I design, implement, and manage my projects. On top of that, my fellow students’ critical thinking, dynamism and generosity had a beneficial impact on my learning journey.

Alumna 2022

I wholeheartedly recommend the Strategic Project Management for Development course. Each of the three modules thoroughly covers the stages of the project management cycle. Matteo is a great facilitator/teacher who applies different teaching modalities throughout the course. The diversity of participants and sharing of experiences and learnings also enriched my whole course experience. I can recommend the course both for beginners as well as people who have already had some project management experience "on the job" but never received any formal training.

Alumna 2022