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PMDPro WORDSEARCHANTHROPOMETRICCAUSALFRAMEWORKLOGICALOUTPUTSAPPRECIATIVEDECISIONINDICATORSNORMATIVESECONDARYASSUMPTIONSFEASIBILITYJUSTIFICATIONOUTCOMESSTAKEHOLDER
Project Identification and Design
Doing the right projectApproaches to understanding needs
Stakeholder ManagementAssumptions in logframes
“No matter how good the team or how efficient the methodology, if we’re not solving the right problem, the project fails.” –- Woody Williams
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THE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN PHASE
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN
Are we doing the right project?
“No matter how good the team or how efficient the methodology, if we’re not solving the right problem, the project fails.” –- Woody Williams
UNDERSTANDING NEEDS
How do you find out about community needs?
WHAT’S WRONG WITH AN EXPERT?
Why don’t we just reply on an expert opinion?
“I’m an expert”.
TRIANGULATING NEEDS USING BRADSHAW’SFOUR CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL NEEDS
Felt Needs: Identified by
focusing on the thoughts and dreams of the
community itself
Expressed Needs:
Inferred by observation of
the community’s
actions
Normative Needs: Identified by comparing the
current situation to a set of
professional or expert standards
Comparative Needs: Identified by comparing the current situation with the situation
of others
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COFFEE
Questions?
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon
STAKEHOLDERSWhy involve them?What tools do you use?
VENN DIAGRAMS
Problem Tree
SCOPE: IN OR OUT?
• How can we decide which problems to work on?
• How can we decide which objectives to prioritize?
“Don’t do anything you don’t have to do.” -– Louis Fried
SCOPE CRITERIACategory Illustrative CriteriaNeeds Prioritization What branches/roots within the problem tree and objectives tree have
received the highest level of emphasis during the assessment/analysis? Which branches/roots appear to have the highest potential for impact?
External Programmatic Considerations
Who else is working in the proposed area of intervention? What are their programmatic strengths? What existing activities complement your objectives tree analysis?
Appropriateness Is the proposed approach acceptable to the target population and key stakeholder groups? For example, would a reproductive heath program be appropriate and consistent with religious and cultural norms?
Institutional Capacity What are your organization’s strengths?What are your implementing partner’s capacity levels?
Internal Programmatic Considerations
What are the strategic priorities for your organization in the Region? Country? Other?What are the programmatic strengths of your organization?What priorities does your organization have with regard to geography? Beneficiaries? Other?
Resource Availability Is funding available? Is there potential for growth?What opportunities exist to leverage resources?
Financial/Economic Feasibility
Is it a cost effective approach?
Technical Feasibility and Sustainability
Can the proposed work be realistically accomplished?Can the work of the project be sustained and maintained over time?
Logical Framework
Logical Framework
LOVE YOUR LOGFRAME
What makes a good logframe?
What challenges are there when using
logframes?
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of
emotion - Dale Carnegie
Questions?
Who questions much, shall learn much, and
retain much.Francis Bacon
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