Format: Live instructor-led online training via Zoom / Microsoft Teams

Introduction

Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is the very cornerstone of reporting requirements under many projects being implemented across the globe. Consistent and quality reports require that M&E systems are strengthened to sufficient levels that allows for thorough analysis of findings, cross learning and measuring impact of project interventions.

Course Objective:

·         Project management processes

·         Project management knowledge areas

·         Formulas, charts, and theories of project management

·         Complex project network diagrams

·         Formulas for earned value management

·         Compare and contrast processes, knowledge areas, theories, and project management best practices

·         Use of MS project

Duration

Two weeks

Who should attend?

This course targets Project Management Officials from NGO’s, National Statistics Offices, Education Researchers, Government ministries, National Institutes and Planning Ministries, Central banks, and University Researchers among others.

Course content

·         Introduction

·         M&E System Development

·         Overview of an M&E System

·         M&E Functions in the Organization

·         Building Capacity for M&E Interventions

·         Development of M&E Frameworks

·         Development of an M&E Strategy. Policy

·         Establishment of databases and data auditing

·         Evaluation and Research

·         Data Dissemination and Use

·         M&E Reporting

·         M&E Reporting Overview

·         M&E Principles and Ethics

·         M&E Reporting Stages

·         Dissemination and Communication

·         Introduction to MS project

·         Options

·         Tasks

·         Dependency Resource

·         Opening, Closing and Saving

·         Calendars

·         Views and Tables

·         Summary Tasks

·         Scheduling

·         Leveling

·         Critical Path and Milestones

·         Constrains and Deadlines

·         Dependencies

·         Resolving Scheduling Issues

·         Costs

·         Project Outline

·         Baselines and Interim Plans

·         Tracking, Reporting & Printing

·         Gantt Chart

·         Import and Export, Organizer, and Skydrive

·         Consolidation

·         Sharing Resources

·         Project Priority

·         Advanced WBS Codes

·         Costs

·         Reports

·         Type of Reports

·         Cost Reporting

·         Earned Value Analysis

·         Advanced Resourcing

·         The Ribbon

·         Custom Fields

·         Custom Tables

·         Custom Views

·         Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping

·         WBS Codes and Outline Codes

·         Macros

·         Visual Reporting

·         Conclusion

General Notes

·         All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs

·         The participant must be conversant with English

·         Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.

·         Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)

·         Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.

·         Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

·         The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.

·         Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.

·         One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

·         Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park.

·         Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.

·         For any enquiry at:training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031