Project Management - PM4NGOs

Framework, Method, or Process?

by PM4NGOs | Jun 21, 2015 | Project Management

A big area of confusion in the world of project management involves the terms framework, methodology, and process. Unfortunately these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. That’s incorrect, and creates most of the confusion. So let’s look a the difference – One...

Rules vs Guidelines

by PM4NGOs | Jun 14, 2015 | Project Management

In the original Ghostbusters film, Bill Murray tells Sigourney Weaver that he never sleeps with possessed women. She then gives him a kiss at which he says “Actually, it’s more of a guideline than a rule”. It’s my favorite definition of the difference between a...

Are You Creating a WBS?

by PM4NGOs | Jun 10, 2015 | Project Management

We’ve all heard it the old joke “how do you eat an elephant?” “One bite at a time.” One of the more common questions we see from newer Project Managers is “where do I start? I have a project, I know the scope, but I’m not sure what the next step is.” The next step is...

What goes wrong with NGO Projects: Grand Designs

by PM4NGOs | Jun 7, 2015 | Project Management

The list of things that can go wrong with an NGO project is fairly broad – people often cite natural disasters, conflict, political interference and a long list of etcetera’s. Without doubt, NGO Project Managers do work in difficult circumstances – no question. We...

The Project DPro Story

by PM4NGOs | May 31, 2015 | Project Management

LINGOs began to work with a group of international NGOs in 2007 to collectively define agreed upon principles and best practices in project management in the development sector. That early group received some funding from PMIEF and included Catholic Relief Services,...

PM4NGOs – improving skills on development projects

by PM4NGOs | May 24, 2015 | Project Management

When I met Jeanne in a small café in Hackney, I was immediately thrown off balance. I had expected beads and hippy braids; I was met instead by a small, neat woman, formidable in her efficiency as she secured us a table by the window. Jeanne is freelance project...