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Call to action for the immediate prioritization of professional development to accelerate the global COVID-19 response – Press Release
The magnitude of the Covid-19 crisis is like nothing our sector has faced before. The success of the response relies on the collective action of the whole and united effort to address long standing deficiencies and exclusions across the sector. PM4NGOs and our...
The Blended Project Manager and Covid-19
The catchwords currently on people’s lips encapsulating effective approaches to managing in the Covid-19 era and beyond include resilience and agile. Add to that list “Blended.” Who is the Blended Project Manager and what does it mean? Put simply, Blended means...
“Participatory methods” during project identification
During the project identification and design may organisations fall in the trap of the conventional research as it is thought that the researcher is the expert and knows more through the extensive experience that he/she has. Mostly, this method of research will result...
Four traps that can lead to project failure
Accountability for results trap Lack of management capacity trap Cultural trap One-size-fits-all trap According to statistics from several sources, there are between 39 to 64% of projects that result in failure and projects’ stakeholders are more dissatisfied than...
How to create and manage an Issue Log
Creating an Issue Log is an activity performed during project Implementation. The PMD Pro Guide defines an issue as: An issue is an unresolved decision, situation or problem that will significantly impact the project and that the project team cannot immediately...
Stakeholder engagement in the Post-Covid-19 era
How will your approach to stakeholder engagement and communication change in 2020? As we attempt to exit the current health crisis which has consumed our energies and attention during the first half of the year, we will have to adapt many of our normal practices...
How to create a Work Breakdown Structure
The Work Breakdown Structure maps out the scope of the project, the work required to complete the project’s deliverables and the project management work required. It is a hierarchical decomposition of the project’s work. The WBS helps you to divide project work into...
PM4NGOs support to unemployed (and furloughed) workers and students
Many professionals are struggling with a reduction of their income, temporarily or permanently as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students also wonder how they will be able to find an internships or jobs in a world of reduced opportunities and social/work contact....
How to create a Risk Register
Creating a Risk Register is a key activity during project Set Up. During the Identification and Definition phase high-level risk analysis is performed, and during project set-up risks are analyzed and risk responses are put in place. Please note that this is a...
