Managing for a Change
How to run community development projects
Project management is a skill we have to learn; good intentions and enthusiasm are not enough! This book provides an insight into development project planning and management by guiding the reader, chapter by chapter, through the stages from concept to completion. Topics covered include problem identification, mobilizing a group, solution identification and planning, resource identification and cost estimating, project funding, basic book-keeping and records, project supervision, project execution and post-project management. There is advice on all aspects of the process including problem analysis, meetings, letter-writing, decision-making, leadership, employment of contractors and quality control. The last chapter includes sections on profit and non-profit making enterprises and each chapter ends with exercises to help test the new knowledge and reinforce the lessons in good practice. This book will be invaluable to community group leaders and trainers as well as to individuals who are involved in community organizations of any kind.
Published: 1997
Pages: 176
eBook: 9781780445397
Paperback: 9781853393990
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION ix | |||
| 1. Problem identification 1 | |||
| Cause-effect relationship 1 | |||
| Problem analysis 3 | |||
| Community analysis 9 | |||
| Questions and exercises 12 | |||
| 2. Mobilizing a group 19 | |||
| The first step 19 | |||
| Formation of a group 21 | |||
| Duties of the executive and committee members 22 | |||
| Group meetings 25 | |||
| Qualities of a good leader 29 | |||
| Group constitution and Standing Orders 30 | |||
| Business letter writing 31 | |||
| Questions and exercises 34 | |||
| 3. Solution identification and planning 41 | |||
| Training 41 | |||
| Setting objectives 42 | |||
| Objectives analysis 43 | |||
| Identifying solutions 47 | |||
| Identifying project actions 50 | |||
| Project planning 51 | |||
| Planning for change 53 | |||
| Group commercial projects 54 | |||
| Questions and exercises 56 | |||
| 4. Resource identification and cost estimating 62 | |||
| Resource identification 62 | |||
| Cost estimating 65 | |||
| Questions and exercises 72 | |||
| 5. Project funding 88 | |||
| Self help 88 | |||
| Loans 88 | |||
| Grants 92 | |||
| Combined financing 96 | |||
| Questions and exercises 98 | |||
| 6. Basic bookkeeping and records 104 | |||
| Invoices and bills 104 | |||
| Receipts 106 | |||
| Accounts 106 | |||
| Project diary 109 | |||
| Bank accounts 109 | |||
| Questions and exercises 112 | |||
| 7. Project supervision 121 | |||
| Monitoring and evaluation 122 | |||
| Decision taking 123 | |||
| Conflict resolution 124 | |||
| Managing change 125 | |||
| Project management 126 | |||
| Financial control 127 | |||
| Quality control 128 | |||
| Planned procurement 128 | |||
| Time management 129 | |||
| Questions and exercises 130 | |||
| 8. Project execution 136 | |||
| Getting started 136 | |||
| Employing contractors 137 | |||
| Managing activities 139 | |||
| Communications and reporting 142 | |||
| Project completion 143 | |||
| Questions and exercises 145 | |||
| 9. Post-project activities 150 | |||
| 150 | |||
| Management of profit making enterprises 151 | |||
| bManagement of non-profit making group activities | |||
| 156 | |||
| Questions and exercises 160 |
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