Logical Framework Approach in Project Design and Planning

About The Logical Framework Approach (LogFrame)

Project design is one of the critical phases in the project life cycle. How successful a project becomes will largely depend on how well it was designed. This course provides the skills on the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), the method used to achieve high quality project standards. The participants will learn about the concepts underlying the Logical Framework approach and the main steps in the application of this method. The course introduces the participants to a structured way of linking the objectives of the project to the needs of the stakeholders and identifying strategies to provide the desired results.

PLEASE NOTE: This Class covers only the 4rd session (as part of the 2nd Segment of the course). For Complete course and further learnings, please also join other sessions from the same course in Udemy under my profile because they are all connected chronologically to learn Project Design, Planning and Development. Below is the the course detail of the complete course.

To know about complete the detail of the Smart for Program and Project Design, Planning and Development, please go to the end of description of this course

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About the Course

This course is a complete step by step guide to develop a logical framework or in short Logframe for project and programs which sometime also known as "One Page Summary of Project". Logical Framework is used in the design and planning of project and programs.

The Logical Framework is a tool to help strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation.

This means it is very necessary till to learn and you can use it throughout the project cycle.

The Logical Framework is a simple tool which helps you:

• organise your thinking;

• relate activities and investment to expected results;

• set performance indicators;

• allocate responsibilities;

• communicate information on the project concisely and unambiguously.

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Description:

Projects are the cutting edge of development and will continue to be the main vehicle through which development plans and programs will be implemented in the foreseeable future. After almost six decades of development efforts, the countries, companies and organization still lacks the capacity to formulate, design, appraise, implement, monitor and evaluate programs and projects. The emphasis of the training will be on providing will a well-rounded basic knowledge and skills on Project Inception, Preparation, Planning, Proposal Development and Appraisal which are initial and most essential aspects of project cycle. The course will be practitioner oriented. It will provide a sound understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and skills required to plan, design and appraise programs and projects. This course will expose participants to the common practices and documentation of the development agencies at regional, national and international levels.

Training Objective:

1. To develop a sound understanding of the issues addressed through development programs and projects, tracing the evolution of development concerns over the past six decades.

2. To develop in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts and approaches to inception and designing programs and projects in the development field.

3. To improve the knowledge and skills in planning, identifying, designing and appraising the development programs and projects.

4. To provide familiarity on formats and procedures adopted by different organization at national and international level.

5. To provide and understanding of the requirements of donors in the preparation of projects and programs.

6. To develop a trained team for proposal development among all departments who will take an oath of office to dedicate specific time from their regular work toward proposal development

Organization of this training:

The course will be presented in three major segments as follows:

SEGMENT 1 Planning Program and Projects

SEGMENT 2 Project Design and Preparation

SEGMENT 3 Related Things to Program/Project Development

Methodology of course delivery

Since the course required the learning of analytical skills and exposure to new tools, it will use a broad range of pedagogical methods. The course teaching will include interactive sessions and some exercises(if students are willing to do along) in particular to develop hands- on capability in the skills required. Learning by doing will be a major trust of the course. The emphasis of these methods and approaches will vary according to the topics covered.

Assurances of learning from this Training:

Participants attending the course would:

1. Acquire comprehensive knowledge and skills in planning, identifying, designing, proposal development, donors and appraising the program/projects

2. Learn important Project Development Tools and skills: Stakeholder Analysis, Problem and Objective Trees; Logical Framework, Activity Scheduling and Budget Preparation

3. Become competent Project and Program Development Practitioners and would be able to contribute effectively to the work of project preparation teams, participate in discussion and make decisions on project and programs.

4. Prepare sound project proposals for national and international funding

5. Become analytical development thinkers and

6. Become effective development communicators with the ability to prepare comprehensive project documents and defend them.

Course details:

SEGMENT -1 - Planning Development Programs and Projects

Session-1 Project and Development

SEGMENT 2 - Project Design and Formulation

Session-2 Stakeholder Analysis, Problem and Objective Analysis

Session- 3 The Logical Framework Analysis (This class covers this session, For others below, join other classes of mine of the same course)

Session - 4 Activity Scheduling & Budgeting

SEGMENT 3 - Related Things to Program/Project Development

Session-5 Country Strategies, Programming and Identification

Session-6 Role of Program/Project Manager in this overall Process

Misc. Exercises, Project and Group Work