Project DPro

Project DPro® Foundation and Practitioner Course

What is it about?

Project Management for Development / NGO Professionals standard is being adopted as a standard in many development organizations around the world. It is currently available in five languages, with several more in development.

Project DPro provides an introductory, independent exploration of Project Management within the context of the development sector.

Project DPro provides project managers the skills needed to deliver effective, transparent results to donors and communities. The courses and certifications are valuable to all development professionals, from the field staff to project and program managers.

What does the course cover?

Foundation:

Project Management in the Development Sector
5 Principles and key concepts
Roles, responsibilities and competencies
5 Phases in the life of a development project
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Management of: Stakeholders, Risk, Governance, Scheduling, Reporting, Communications, Supply Chain (Procurement, contracting, logistics and assets), HR, Sustainability, MEAL and Change
Tools and techniques
Adapting the PMD Pro to the project context

Project Logical Frame
Objective tree and objective analysis
Project Charters, Risk and Issues Logs
Project Proposals
Knowledge management and record keeping
Scheduling
Facilitation Presentation skills
Report writing skills
Managing Diversity

How is the Course presented?

Our experienced internationally accredited trainers deliver interactive and practical experiences through:

Classroom
Virtual instructor-led on Zoom (requires laptop and stable internet connection)
At your premises (for groups)

This is an intensive 10-day course:

Foundation – 5 days
Practitioner – 5 days (Based on practical case-study exercises, supplemented by theory)

Based on demand, training is run during the week, on weekends or alternately during evenings.

What is included?

Foundation (5 days training)

Digital accredited course materials
Digital badge and certificate
Latest digital PM4NGOs Guide
Exercises, sample exam answers
Project management templates
Examination fees

Practitioner (5 days training)

Digital accredited course materials
Digital badge and certificate
Case study and exercises
Assessment fees

Ask us about PDU and CPD points

The project management course may be delivered at our premises or alternatively we also tailor the course to be delivered in-house with sufficient attendees.

How will I be examined?

Foundation Exam: Multiple choice, 190-minutes, closed book exam. Delegates must obtain 65% (49 out of the 75 available marks).

Practitioner: Delegates must complete an activity Logbook, assessed by PM Academy and PM4NGos, for Professional Development, Informal Learning, and Giving Back. The course addresses all requirements, including: Undertaking courses / webinars, reading, writing and presenting articles, sharing tools, coaching and networking.

Classroom – online or paper based
Your premises – invigilated online by one of our invigilators
Exams are conducted during the training courses.

What’s in it for me?

Understand and apply an international project management method to your Development Sector or NGO
Understand and apply range of project management tools and techniques to successfully managing your projects
Be recognized by your peers as a project manager with recognized international professional certification

Testimonials

“The course content was very practical and can be related to the everyday kind of work I do. It was very enlightening.”
Project DPRo – Nchimunya Moonga – Practitioner virtual class December 2020