PROJECT

MANAGEMENT
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1. Project, project management, project lifecycle
2. Pre-feasibility study: resources analysis
3. Objectives, activities, results
4. Project management: Work Package, Working
Plan, Timing, Critical Path; project monitoring
5. Risk Assessment, Risk Analysis
6. Monitoring and Evaluation; Valorisation
7. Founding, Financial Sheet
 Project; Project Management;
Project lifecycle
• Glossary

– Project: a coherent set of actions aiming to well

defined results in a restricted period of time
 Project; Project Management;
Project lifecycle
• Glossary

– Project Management: Project management is the

process of matching a project's goals, tasks,
resources to accomplish a goal as needed.
 Project; Project Management;
Project lifecycle
• Glossary

– Project lifecycle: the path linking the idea with the

final set of results
Project lifecycle

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 Project lifecycle
• Why do I start a project:

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 Project lifecycle
• Why do I start a project:
 Project lifecycle:
Logical Framework Approach
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)

1. Result of quantifiable need(s) (WHY?)

• The Needs Analysis
– Identifying the specific objectives/actions
– Identifying the target group(s) – TO WHOM?
– Identifying the spatial/temporal extent – WHERE AND
WHEN?
– Identifying the possible partners
 Project lifecycle:
Logical Framework Approach
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)

The Needs Analysis

INSTRUMENTS:
Questionnaire What do I want to measure?
How do I select my respondents?
Focus Groups How do I analyse the answers?
Analysis How do I check the quality of the answers?
 Project lifecycle:
Logical Framework Approach
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)

The Needs Analysis

INSTRUMENTS: 1. Large number of interviewers
Questionnaire 2. Questioning:
Multiple choice
Focus Groups
Ranking questions
Analysis Questions with open answers
3. Anonymous, with information on:
Age
Gender
 Project lifecycle:
Logical Framework Approach
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)

The Needs Analysis

INSTRUMENTS:
Questionnaire 1. 8-10 participants
Focus Groups 2. Carefully selected (specific, focused needs)
Analysis 3. Filmed
4. Based on a known scenario
 Project lifecycle:
Logical Framework Approach
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)

2. New/innovative
• Check for similar ideas:
• Identify what brings your idea new
• What previous project is deepened by your project
 Project lifecycle:
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)
– Relevant (FOR WHO?):
• For the steakholders/ own institution
• For the sponsor/financer
• At regional/national/EU level

Carefully check where do you send the project

 Project lifecycle:
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)
– Relevant (FOR WHO?):
For the sponsor/financer

Carefully check where do you send the project

1. Priorities subsidized
2. Level of founding
3. Application forms
Check the website!
 Project lifecycle:
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)
– Sustainable:
• after the project end

• WHAT HAPENDS WITH THE RESULTS?

 Project lifecycle:
The Idea Æ THE GOAL (what?)
– Feasible:
• Resources
• Time limit

ANALYSIS OF THE RESOURCES:

Which are the project’s resources?