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Module Two.project Identification and Design

The document outlines the fundamentals of project identification and design, emphasizing the importance of data collection and analysis to inform project priorities and interventions. It discusses various types of data, methods for identifying community needs, and the significance of decision gates in project management. Key concepts include the use of triangulation for needs assessment and the development of a project intervention logic matrix to measure and verify outcomes.

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Module Two.project Identification and Design

The document outlines the fundamentals of project identification and design, emphasizing the importance of data collection and analysis to inform project priorities and interventions. It discusses various types of data, methods for identifying community needs, and the significance of decision gates in project management. Key concepts include the use of triangulation for needs assessment and the development of a project intervention logic matrix to measure and verify outcomes.

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PROJECT Management
IDENTIFICATION Fundementals
AND DESIGN Module Two
Prof. Thomas Davis
Project Identification and Design

Data collection
Data analysis
Project intervention logic
Decision gates
The Purpose of Data
Collection
To broadly explore a wide variety of a number of
issues providing information which, when
analyzed, will inform priorities and identify
interventions that will address the challenges in a
target area.
Key concept: stay open minded!
The Purpose of Data
Collection
To broadly explore a wide variety of a number of
issues providing information which, when
analyzed, will inform priorities and identify
interventions that will address the challenges in a
target area.
Key concept: stay open minded!
Identifying Needs: Triangulation

Felt needs: thoughts, dreams, “wants” of the


community
Expressed needs: identified through observation
Comparative needs: compare to others’ situation
Normative needs: evaluation based on
professional standards
Types of Data

Secondary data
Primary data
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
Method mixing is beneficial
Data Analysis: Current State

What is happening now?


Tools
Vulnerability matrices
Ranking exercises/prioritization
Gap assessment analysis/service provision
Focus groups/critical thinking
Problem trees/cause-effect relationships
Data Analysis: Future State

What will be different Organization considerations


in the future? Resource availability
Community considerations Feasibility and sustainability
Needs prioritization Program and portfolio “fit”
Other existing programs
Appropriateness
Institutional capacity
Project Intervention Logic Matrix
Project Intervention Logic Matrix

Indicators: measure/observation of change


Verification: source of indicators
Assumptions: external factors which must be
true to proceed from activities to
outputs/outcomes/goals
Decision Gates

Point of decision: proceed/modify/end


Occur at regular intervals during the project
Benefits
Time and resource expenditure management
Robust analysis of project concept
Maintain focus
Ensure original assumptions have not changed

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