Project Proposal and Report Writing
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Indepth Research Institute (IRES)
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All organizations need to raise financial and other resources to attain their objectives and report to their donors. This workshop therefore is tailored to enable middle level and senior level practitioners enhance their writing skills. The program
will assist in developing the essential skills required for project professionals
Outline
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- To highlight the basic concepts on a project proposal and what a project report entails
- To introduce participants to problem identification, understanding the cause-effect, and means-ends relationships for identifying a meaningful
- To impart practical application of problem analysis concept to participants
- To introduce participants to the log frame- a Project design and analysis tool
- To introduce the steps of a project proposal and guiding the development of the same in order to produce sellable and catching proposals to targeted stakeholders
- To highlight the important writing skills needed and the steps to generate quality reports to share with readers/stakeholders
- To establish participants assimilation of course materials and understanding of collaborative skills in solving task.
Module 1
- Introduction: Distinction between Project Proposal and Report Writing
- Distinction between a project concept note and a full project proposal
- Types of proposal
- Introduction to Problem Analysis
- Problem and Objective Tree
- Statement of problem
- Identifying project objectives
- Generating development hypothesis
- Rationale/justification of project
- Choice of project target group and location
- Significance of project to the community
Module 2
- Needs assessment/Baseline/Mid-term/End-line Assessment
- Targeting
- Establishing Goal
- SWOT analysis
- Setting Strategies/objectives
- Performance indicators and Budget Estimates
- Logframe/History/Types
- Selection of Indicators of Achievement
- Factors determining feasibility
- Sources of verification
- Means and Cost
- Proposal Research
- Criteria of program funding
Module 3
- Proposal content and Formatting
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Special challenges and follow ups.
- Assessing Relevance, Feasibility and sustainability
- Identifying the purpose for additional resources
- Introduction to risk Anticipation
- Estimation of Risk Impact
- Define Responses to issues
- Project Cycle Management
- PCM Planning and Management Tool
Module 4
- Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
- Components of M&E
- Selection of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators
- Designing an M&E Matrix
- Result Based Framework
- Theory of Change
- Linkage of indicators with results chain
- Evaluation designs
- Writing styles and techniques
- Form and Layout of Reports
- Presentation Visual and Verbal Reporting.
Module 5
- Improve the earlier group project by enhancing with the following:
- Risk MatrixCase Study of Proposals from Participants’ GroupsProject title
- M&E Plan (Results level, indicators, targets, frequency, responsibility, assumptions, other preconditions)
- Proposal presentations
- Reporting plan presentations
Speaker/s
IRES Team
Schedules
May 04, 2015 - May 08, 2015
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No. of Days: | 5 |
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Indepth Research Services (IRES) is a global institutional capacity building, technical and management consultancy firm with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
IRES offers technical and management consultancy services as well as education and training services designed for individuals’ and groups from organizations working in public, not for profit and private sectors.
IRES Kenya has identified itself with a niche market that largely comprises of Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDA’s) and UN agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, from Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle-East and the Caribbean. We have also served academic institutions, international research organizations, financial institutions and private companies from across the globe. As at 2018 we offer our services in more than 15 locations globally.
Our technical and management consultancy services are in the areas of Agriculture, Education, Energy, Oil and gas, Health, Environment and natural resources, ICT for development, spatial planning, Governance, Management and leadership, communication, transport, revenue management, marketing development and environment among others.
Our education and training services are aimed helping individuals improve their professional knowledge, competence, skill, and effectiveness and enable the institutions to get the best out of their workforce. This is achieved through conducting high impact professional diploma and certificate courses, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars. ...
IRES offers technical and management consultancy services as well as education and training services designed for individuals’ and groups from organizations working in public, not for profit and private sectors.
IRES Kenya has identified itself with a niche market that largely comprises of Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDA’s) and UN agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, from Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle-East and the Caribbean. We have also served academic institutions, international research organizations, financial institutions and private companies from across the globe. As at 2018 we offer our services in more than 15 locations globally.
Our technical and management consultancy services are in the areas of Agriculture, Education, Energy, Oil and gas, Health, Environment and natural resources, ICT for development, spatial planning, Governance, Management and leadership, communication, transport, revenue management, marketing development and environment among others.
Our education and training services are aimed helping individuals improve their professional knowledge, competence, skill, and effectiveness and enable the institutions to get the best out of their workforce. This is achieved through conducting high impact professional diploma and certificate courses, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars. ...