Project Management in the NGO Sector Online Courses
Summary: The Project Management in the NGO Sector series
provides learners with knowledge, skills, and tools they can use to
improve their performance as project managers.
Audience: This series is for anyone currently working as a project
manager in a relief, development, or environmental organization, or
for anyone who wants to develop the skill set needed to be an
effective project manager.
Features of the courses: Flash and audio provide animated,
interactive lesson introductions. This series includes the following
courses:
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.1 Programs vs. Projects
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.2 Types of Projects
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.3 The Triple Constraint
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.4 The Project Management
Life Cycle
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.1 Conceptual Design
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.2 Initiating a Project
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.3 Planning a Project
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.4 Executing a Project
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.5 Monitoring and Controlling
a Project
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.6 Closing a Project
COURSE 1
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.1 Programs vs.
Projects
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
the difference between a program and a project, understand the
project manager's responsibilities throughout the project planning and
implementation stages, and recognize the roles that various project
team members play.
Objectives:
 Define a project
 Describe the difference between a project and a program
 Describe the difference between project management and program
management
 Define the role of a Project Manager
 Define role of project team members
COURSE 2
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.2 Types of Projects
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
how complexity, risk, duration, and programmatic sophistication
influence a project and determine project type. In addition, learners
will understand the importance of analyzing a project's risk and value.
Objectives:
 Describe the four factors used to determine project types
 Identify how value and risk influence a project
COURSE 3
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.3 The Triple
Constraint
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
how the components of the Triple Constraint affect project quality.
Learners will also understand the critical role of the project manager in
balancing the Triple Constraint in order to ensure that the project is
completed within scope, on time and within budget.
Objectives:
 Define the Triple Constraint
 Understand how the Triple Constraint affects project quality
 Identify the role of the project manager in balancing the Triple
Constraint
COURSE 4
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 1.4 The Project
Management Life Cycle
Summary: After taking this course, learners will have an overview of
the stages through which a project moves between its initial
conception through its closure. Learners will also understand that while
different organizations may use different terminology, the stages
described in this series are based on those defined by the Project
Management Institute.
Objectives:
• Identify the 6 phases of the Project Management Life Cycle
• Describe what occurs in each phase
• Understand that the Project Management methodology is based
on the Project Management Institute standards
COURSE 5
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.1 Conceptual Design
Summary: After taking this course, learners will discover how to
collect data that provides a comprehensive and accurate view of the
core problems confronting communities; analyze data so that it is
clearly organized, properly interpreted and effectively prioritizes the
core issues central to a project; identify strategy alternatives based on
community priorities, organizational strategies, institutional capacity
and available resources; and design the project logic that outlines the
cause and effect relationships of a proposed project and communicates
them clearly and effectively.
Objectives:
 Describe tools and techniques for collecting data
 Describe tools and techniques for analyzing data
 Identify project strategy alternatives
 Learn how to design the project logic
COURSE 6
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.2 Initiating a Project
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
the project initiation activities including, authorizing expenditures of
resources for work on a project; assigning a project manager;
agreeing upon high-level objectives; determining roles and
responsibilities of key project participants; and establishing project
organization.
Objectives:
 Identify the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
 Define decision Gates
 Describe the elements of the Project Charter
COURSE 7
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.3 Planning a Project
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
project activities and tasks; develop a project plan that incorporates all
project activities and tasks as well as a timeline and resources for each
task; understand resource planning and leveling to ensure that there
are ample resources to complete all tasks; and learn the importance of
preparing a detailed project budget.
Objectives:
 Describe the steps in the Planning a Project phase of a project
 Identify the parts of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
 Describe the guidelines for estimating the duration of activities
 Identify the types of resources required for a project
 Define the dependencies contained in a project network
COURSE 8
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.4 Executing a Project
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
the steps in executing a project including organizing the project team;
establishing project guidelines; executing project activities; and
creating and submitting deliverables.
Objectives:
• Describe the steps in the Executing a Project phase of a project
• Understand the roles of project team members
• Identify the types of guidelines that should be established for
projects
COURSE 9
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.5 Monitoring and
Controlling a Project
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
monitoring techniques that give the project management team insight
into the health of the project, and help discover any areas that can
require special attention. Learners will also understand the importance
of managing changes in the management plan, the project scope
statement, and other deliverables.
Objectives:
 Articulate the elements of monitoring and controlling a project
 Develop a monitoring plan for different levels of the project
 Control a project’s risk by using integrated change management
techniques
COURSE 10
Project Management in the NGO Sector: 2.6 Closing a Project
Summary: After taking this course, learners will be able to identify
the steps in closing a project including verifying scope and stakeholder
acceptance; formally terminating project activities; closing finances,
administration and contracts; articulating and completing handover
strategy; reporting to donors; and promoting learning.
Objectives:
 Identify Project Manager responsibilities for closing projects
 Identify tasks for proper finance, administrative and contract closure
 Lead end of project learning