SW Project Development and Management Flashcards
Well-defined set of activities in a logical order of sequence
Activities
Activities utilize resources: manpower, financial and material
Resources
Activities are undertaken over a specified time frame each activity has its own start and end dates
Timeline
Measurable deliverables as a result of the activities conducted
Outputs
The reason for undertaking the project which is to solve problems and to address a need/or to exploit opportunities to benefit the project’s target group
Purpose
It involves the cycle of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and documentation
Project Development
Invovles planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. It is the achievement of intended project outputs at the least cost of time, money, material, and discomfort.
Project Management
This approach prioritizes the promotion and fulfillment of human rights in all areas of project development and management.
Rights-based approach
The project idea is prepared, objectives are set, scope of the project defined, establishing strategies for the project, outputs and critical success factors are defined, and a work plan is designed
Initiation
During project initiation, a team is normally assembled to conduct a feasibility study. This study is an investigation which ascertains the viability of an undertaking. It guides organizations, business managers and executives in determining the actions they must take on a project to bring about its successful operation
Project Feasibility Study
It is a document designed to present a plan of action, outlines the reason why the action is necessary and convinces the reader, usually the funder to agree and approve the implementation of the actions recommended in the document.
Project Proposal
Setting clear goals and objectives for the project, identifying strategies, developing a detailed plan of action, allocating resources, and establishing timelines and milestones are key activities during this phase.
Planning
It is an analytical, presentational and management tool which can help planners and managers:
- Analyze the existing situation during project preparation
- Establish a logical hierarchy of means by which objectives will be reached
- Establish how outputs and outcomes might best be monitored and evaluated
- Present a summary of the project in a standard format
Logical Framework Analysis and Matrix
It is a sequence of interlinked propositions, assumptions and principles that explain how social development can be brought about leading to an expected end situation that considerable improves the existent reality of a country, a community or a specific group of people
Theory of Change (ToC)
In this phase, planned activities and interventions are put into action. This requires effective coordination, communication, and collaboration among the project team, community partners and beneficiaries.
Execution
