Roger Steele and John Cropper

PMD Pro: Improving Project Management in the Development Sector

Our Projects: what are the issues?

What we say

“XXX is famous for helping people in

crisis. Our teams are saving lives around

the world”

“XXX helps millions of children to learn about their rights and take an

active role in their communities’ development”

“XXX assists millions of people living in rural

communities to overcome barriers to market

participation by improving small-scale businesses”

“Our commitment to partnerships at every level and our multidisciplinary

approach enable us to have lasting impact on the

individuals, communities and countries we serve —

improving lives for millions”.

What actually happens…

Why does it matter?

Combined Budgets Working Group $6.58 Billion

Combined Programme Budgets $5.92 Billion Combined

Project Budgets $4.74 Billion

Total Direct Employees Over 75,000

Estimated Number of Project Managers Over 15,000

Number of Countries 125 +

Where we’ve come from

2007 – working group – 10 agencies

2008 – curriculum tested – 250 trained

2009 – PMDPro developed

2010 – PMDPro launched– PM4NGOs launched

2011 – 1000 people now certified, partners, IDB, CF, WVI…

2012 – Revised PMDPro, PMDPro …

Elements of successWhat are they?

Strategy

Skills development

Performance support

Partners, cascading

Measurement

Sustainability

Adapting and adopting

How to engage?

Productizing

- What would an ideal solution look like?- What would the components be?

Productizing: contents

F2F PMDPro/project management package for one organisation

30 participants Organizational baseline on PM Performance Structured preparatory work for all participants 3 days PMDPro training PMDPro exam and certification for all who pass All learning materials 1.5 days F2F performance support/action planning Access for 1 year to additional e-learning project management

courses on the PM Services portal Access to a customized version Feedback to Go -

http://www.feedbacktogo.com/ - to help measure behaviour change on project management competencies

5 sessions of virtual , facilitated performance support

Productizing: modalities

1. Closed, F2F PMDPro/project management package for one organisation

Cost: US$15, 000

2. F2F PMDPro/project management package hosted by one organisation

A host organisation organizes an open course in-country. They help promote locally, look after all administration and provide access to a training room. In exchange, the host organisations receives 5 free places

Cost: US$600/person

Ways to Take Action

Independent Action

• Self-Study• PMD Pro Guide and

Syllabus are free• Open workshops

Hosted Workshops

• F2F: hosted• virtual live: hosted• ToT: hosted

Organization Initiative

• F2F: closed• virtual live: closed• Self-access e-learning

with coaching• ToT• Create a TOR for your

organization