Results-Based Project Management Course

Focus on achieving impactful results, not just activities! This course equips you with a practical framework to design, implement, and monitor projects. Learn to define clear results, measure progress effectively, and ensure your projects contribute to lasting change.

Whether you are currently engaged in development projects or aspiring to lead in this field, this program equips you with essential skills and knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of project management in a development context.

Master Results-Based Project Management: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Results-Based Management framework and its application throughout the project lifecycle.

Enhanced Project Design & Planning: Learn to conduct needs assessments with a results orientation, ensuring projects are designed to achieve specific and measurable outcomes.

Develop Robust M&E Systems: Craft a comprehensive Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plan during project planning to effectively track progress towards desired results and inform data-driven decisions.

Optimize Project Performance: Leverage data from M&E to identify areas for improvement, manage risks, and optimize project implementation for successful results delivery.

Effective Project Closure & Impact Demonstration: Employ RBPM principles to ensure successful project closure, and develop clear reports that showcase project impact and achievement of desired outcomes.

Advance Your Project Management Skills: Refine your project management capabilities across all phases of the project lifecycle, with a focus on driving measurable results and achieving lasting impact.

This course equips you with the essential tools and knowledge for successful RBPM across the project life cycle:

Key Content Areas:

Project Management – The Basics:

• Projects vs Programs Vs Portfolios
• 3Ps of Project Management
• Triple Constraints of Project Management
• Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Project Cycle Management
• The Project Manager

RBPM Principles

• Core concepts and benefits of Results-Based Project Management.
• Results Chain framework, a visual tool for effective project planning. 

Project Initiation & Design

• Needs Assessment 
• Risk Identification and Analysis
• Logical Framework Approach
• Baselining

Project Planning

• The Project Management Plan
• Planning for results – scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, resources, communication, procurement, change, stakeholder
• M&E planning

Project Implementation

• Steering the project to success
• Implementing the plans – scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, resources, communication, procurement, change, stakeholder, M&E, Sustainability

Project Closure

• Programmatic closure
• Risk closeout
• Administrative and HR closure
• Assets/Equipment Disposal
• Financial closure

The training incorporates real-world case studies and interactive activities to help participants apply RBPM concepts to practical scenarios and enhance their learning experience. As such, the core principle of RBPM – managing for outcomes, not just activities is strongly emphasized throughout the course.

This course is designed for professionals involved in project management, including:

• Project/Program Managers
• Team Leaders
• NGO and Development Professionals
• Change Management Specialists
• M&E Specialists
• Business Analysts
• Policy Analysts
• Anyone seeking to improve their project management skills

This course is particularly valuable for those working in environments that emphasize results-oriented project management and achieving measurable outcomes.