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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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