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PMDPro WORDSEARCH
ANTHROPOMETRIC
CAUSAL
FRAMEWORK
LOGICAL
OUTPUTS
APPRECIATIVE
DECISION
INDICATORS
NORMATIVE
SECONDARY
ASSUMPTIONS
FEASIBILITY
JUSTIFICATION
OUTCOMES
STAKEHOLDER
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Project Identification and Design
Lingos 4 week PMDPro course

• Doing the right project
• Approaches to understanding needs
• Stakeholder Management
• Assumptions in logframes

No matter how good the team or how efficient the
methodology, if were not solving the right
problem, the project fails. - Woody Williams
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THE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGN PHASE
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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 were not solving the right
problem, the project fails. - Woody Williams
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UNDERSTANDING NEEDS

• How do you find out about community needs?

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WHATS WRONG WITH AN EXPERT?
Why dont we just reply on an expert opinion?
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TRIANGULATING NEEDS USING BRADSHAWSFOUR
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
communitys actions
N O C O F F E E
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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Questions?
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain
much. Francis Bacon  
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STAKEHOLDERS
Why involve them? What tools do you use?
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VENN DIAGRAMS
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Problem Tree
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SCOPE IN OR OUT?

• How can we decide which problems to work on?
• How can we decide which objectives to prioritize?

Dont do anything you dont have to do.  -
Louis Fried
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SCOPE CRITERIA
Category Illustrative Criteria
Needs 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 organizations strengths? What are your implementing partners 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?
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Logical Framework
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Logical Framework
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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
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Questions?
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain
much.Francis Bacon  
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See you next time?