Your challenge
You and/or your team are interested in or already involved in planning and implementing development cooperation projects. Be it that you want to apply for funding from agencies and donors or that you are already implementing a project: You will quickly realise that you and your team need project management skills that are different in development cooperation from other areas. SDG-based frameworks use different wording, different concepts and strategies, different ways of involving partners and, above all, different tools and instruments!
Regardless of how experienced you are in project management, there is a lot to understand, learn and even more to practise when running projects that are often publicly funded.
Our Solution for you
Based on our more than 30 years of experience in planning, managing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development co-operation projects, we offer a series of webinars on practical, team-oriented and applicable tools and techniques to strengthen your skills.
The webinars are short, customised "competence blocks" (and therefore much more practical than mere „knowledge nuggets“) aimed at equipping you with the tools and skills you need for development cooperation projects.
In an intensive, interactive 8 hours, you will be able to apply new tools and skills to the most pressing issues that are paramount to your team performance and project success!
Your advantages
Time and resources are limited, you don't need hours of presentations and pure theory. Only register for the webinar that is relevant to the problem that you and your team need to solve.
- Bring your project, your challenge and your needs and we will work with you on your examples
- You will get to know tools that you can use immediately and not just pure theory
- You will receive coaching in the application of the new skills and tools following the webinars,
- You will receive a certificate with which you can prove that you are able to create added value for the project,
- Combine webinars according to your needs to learn more... and more.
Our Offer
All webinars have in common and include:
- Two three-hour webinar sessions online as group training with 8 to a maximum of 12 participants
- A break between the two sessions (usually one day) during which you can practise, discuss with your team and deepen your knowledge,
- Two one-hour follow-up sessions to answer your questions from daily practice
- A moderated online forum with our experts and your colleagues/team afterwards (for at least one month),
- PDF material for practical application after the webinar.
The Topics
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Project planning - Framework conditions and objectives
The challenge
You are planning a development cooperation project (e.g. to submit an application) and want to plan your project in a way that is clear, understandable for all partners, logical and, above all, goal-orientated and measurable. You therefore need to analyse needs and plan objectives.
Content
In the webinar "Project planning - Framework conditions and goals" you will receive an overview of the necessary methods, steps and tools and can then plan your project in a goal-oriented manner and based on the framework conditions so that you can really make a difference.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Problem tree analysis
- Theory of Change / Results Model
- LogFrame / Impact matrix / PPM / PPÜ
Take your own example and after the coaching you will have your plan! -
Understanding projects - Connections
The challenge
You take over a project that has already been planned. As a rule, you receive the design as a LogFrame (logical framework), impact matrix, project planning matrix or overview. But what does this mean? Where is the famous logic in the planning?
Content
In the webinar "Understanding projects - Connections", you will receive an overview of the best-known project design tools and learn how to understand, read and use them in implementation planning and performance measurement. Objectives, results, indicators, verification sources and assumptions are explained.
Tools In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Impact matrix (read and understand)
- LogFrame (read and understand)
- Project planning matrix read and understand) -
Developing projects - The design
The challenge
You are planning a development cooperation project (e.g. to submit an application) and want to plan your project clearly, logically and, above all, in a target-orientated and measurable way that is understandable for all partners. You therefore need a so-called logFrame or a target matrix or project planning overview.
Content
In the webinar "Developing a project design - The design", you will receive a detailed overview of the various tools for visualising a project. You will learn how to create your own project design in a logical, measurable and success-orientated way so you can then plan your project in a goal-oriented, coherent and realistic way so that you can review, control and successfully implement it at a later date. Goals, results, indicators, verification sources and assumptions are defined.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Impact matrix (create)
- LogFrame (create)
- Project planning matrix (create) -
Project monitoring - Measuring success
The challenge
Project results and impacts must be measurable. You, your partners and funders expect accountability and you want to bring your project to success
Content
In the webinar "Project monitoring - Measuring success" you will receive an overview of the necessary methods, steps and tools and can then measure your project successes for control purposes and use the data for accountability.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- OECD criteria
- Indicators Definitions
- Monitoring Strategies
- Monitoring Plan
- LogFrame as a monitoring tool -
Activities and scheduling - Realisation
The challenge
You already have a logGrame and want to develop an annual operational plan for your project so that all partners can achieve the interim goals and indicators set out in the project design. You need an activity plan for practical implementation.
Content
In the webinar "Activities and scheduling - Realisation" you will receive an overview of the necessary methods, steps and tools and can then successfully plan your activities in a goal-oriented manner and based on the framework conditions and resources so that you and your team members have a good orientation and important milestones.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Gantt chart
- Critical-Path Analysis
- Priorities matrix -
Stakeholder management - Together with partners
The challenge
You are planning a development cooperation project and/or want to involve all key partners in your project in a goal-orientated manner, communicate successfully and act successfully. To do this, you need an in-depth overview and knowledge of the partners and clear strategies.
Content
In the webinar "Stakeholder management - Together with partners", you will receive an overview of the necessary methods and tools and can then manage your stakeholders in a target-orientated manner and based on the framework conditions so that they can make an effective joint contribution to success.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Stakeholder map
- Stakeholder Expectation Matrix
- Power interest matrix -
Capacity development - Developing capacities
The challenge
Most projects are not about investment and material goods, but about developing the capacity of people and organisations or improving the framework conditions. But how can this capacity development be strategically planned and all requirements taken into account?
Content
In the webinar "Capacity development - Developing capacities" you will receive an overview of the three levels of capacity development and the necessary methods, steps and tools to develop a corresponding strategy that goes far beyond mere learning opportunities and has a lasting effect.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- SWOT
- PESTL
- Capacity development strategy -
Working in an intercultural context
The challenge
Development cooperation projects are international by nature and this also leads to intercultural challenges within the team and between partners, with different values, working styles or in communication. You need to motivate your international team and lead them to success.
Content
The webinar "Working in an intercultural context" will give you an overview of the different cultural dimensions and their principles. With the necessary approaches and tools, you and your project team can then complement each other in a new, challenging and diverse context in a goal-orientated and motivated manner and use diversity as a strength.
Tools
In the webinar you will learn and test the use of the tools
- Cultural analysis
- Leadership analysis
Trainers
You will be acompanied by one trainer trhoughout the whole webinar. The trainer has at least 20 years of practical experience in the topic as well as in facilitating online webinars.
Technology
Technically, all webinars are based on Microsoft® Teams™ . All participants are invited to join a team in which they can also share files and exchange information during the self-study phase and coaching. We require an e-mail address for all participants (also possible in the browser). We also use ConceptBoard™ and Mentimeter™ (in both cases no registration required).
Costs
The webinars consist of (unless otherwise agreed)
- Two webinars of 3 hours each online at times agreed with you for the entire group,
- Group task and exercises for the self-learning phase (approx. one day between the webinars),
- Two follow-up group coaching sessions online on dates agreed with you (approx. one hour),
- Individual coaching asynchronously in MS-Teams,
- Use of the learning environment for participants for one month after the webinar,
- Learning materials, presentations, tools, instructions.
- All webinars are either in English or German (other languages upon request)
The total cost is € 1950 plus VAT per group (8-12 participants) (please ask for an offer for other group sizes).
Special Feastures
We are also happy to cater for your special wishes in the planning and implementation. These are possible, for example, by arrangement:
- Adaptation of the layout of the materials to your organisation (so that they appear visually as a provider for your partner),
- Use of your learning environment (MS Teams) instead of ours (e.g. for data protection reasons),
- Larger or smaller groups,
- Language of implementation
- Utilisation of practical examples from your pool and framework conditions
Interested?
Please contact us for your booking, or a detailed offer or special requests.
