A 2-Day Workshop geared to empower project management with the risk management skills necessary for effective operational management and strategic planning in order to deliver successful projects which meet stakeholder needs.

Benefits to Your Organisation

Development NGOs are operating in more challenging environments than ever before. In order to achieve strategic plans and desired goals, the impact on project outcomes resulting from conflict, food shortages, power outages, pandemics, natural disasters, inflation, skill deficits, and misconduct etc must now be factored into the organisational equation. It is essential that quality, accountability and risk awareness issues are mainstreamed into NGO work. Not only will this reduce potential risks to the organization, but it will also provide an opportunity to increase project impact, learn from past mistakes, and model improved practices in the wider sector.

Desired Project Outcomes

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should have acquired a working knowledge of how to:

• Identify and manage project risk effectively
• Construct a risk register to prioritise specific risks in their project
• Differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable risks
• Create value for stakeholders through contingency response planning

Workshop Overview:

• The value of an effective diagnostic pre-planning strategy
• Ranking risks by their likely probability and impact potential
• Risk response planning, and developing mitigation strategies
• The psychology of decision making in a crisis
• Communicating project risks to stakeholders

Learning Features

The workshop methodology is to combine the use of interactive facilitation supported by participatory learning through case-studies, creative thinking exercises, group exercises and presentations by the participants. This is followed up by a complimentary three month period of expert tutor support by email for all participants.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is best conducted with a maximum of 15 participants. It will benefit those involved in project planning, management and evaluation in the NGO development sector.

Training Fee for In-House Delivery

We would be pleased to provide our quotation, which would include:

• A limited, single-use programme copyright
• Facilitator’s delivery fees
• Printed material for exercises
• Printed workshop notes.

Not included in the training fee are venue & equipment costs, meals & refreshments, transportation, and the trainer’s accommodation and international travel costs.