Project Management in Development: Helping those who do good, do it

better

John Cropper, Director, Project Management Services, LINGOs

LINGOs

The reality of projects

The reality of projects

“Project management – it’s just common sense”

LINGOS/PM4NGOs & multi-Level Certification Programme

Figure : The PMD Pro Certification Program

NGO & PM best practice

“The course has clearly outlined the key responsibilities of project managers … the phases of the project life cycle… and how to

work in teams.”

Testimony

Lead Sponsor – WVI Chikondi Phiri Operations Director, Zambia

“This course has added value to our organization. I am very positive, and I have no doubt in my mind, that in the next

few months we will see changes.”

Are field staff ready for project management?

Community Livestock

Volunteers in Zambia

PMDPro – now and future

Online community: 2000+ people are now on PM4NGOs on linkedin

2500+ people have done PMD Pro

Training Inter-American Dev. Bank local partners in Haiti, Paraguay, Panama, Guatemala and Brazil

Training 1000 PMs for WVI in Albania, Southern and Eastern Africa and Haiti

3 country East Africa pilot – Oxfam GB

PATH – country pilot and training of trainers

Training of Trainers for ChildFund Americas region

Mercy Corps roll out minimum standards based on PMD Pro

Plan International Zambia and Liberia

E-learning courses for PMDPro being developed

Languages – guide and exam now in French, Spanish and Portuguese – as well as English