Project
Appraisals and Impact Evaluations Workshop-Nov 22 to Dec 03,2021 for
10 Days
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Our 2021 - 2022 Professional Short Training
Courses
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This
course will provides you with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively
appraise and analyse projects. It provides you with the latest tools and
techniques to manage project risks and uncertainties to ensure profit margins
and sustainability in uncertain times. It will in more advanced level cover
econometric impact evaluation theory and empirical methods for measuring the
impact of development programs (including randomization,
difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, and propensity score
matching). It will combine theory and practice. The primary objectives of the
course is to provide participants
with the skills to understand the value and practice of impact evaluation within
development economics, design and implement impact evaluations and act as
critical consumers of impact evaluations.
Duration
10
Days
Course
Objective:
·
Undertake,
Technical, Economic, Financial & Risk Analysis to select Projects to meet
National and Organisational Objectives
·
Undertake
Financial Analysis using Payback, NPV & IRR
·
Identifying
& Measuring Risk & Uncertainties
·
Evaluate
and Manage Risks using the latest tools & techniques
·
Manage
Uncertainties using Decisions Trees, Programming Techniques – Gannt Charts,
Network & Critical Path Analysis, Manpower Planning, Contingency Planning
& Earned
·
Identifying
if project is working or not, impact evaluation will assist accountability
function. This course is aligned with results based management and
monitoring.
Who
should attend?
This
course targets Project Management Officials from NGO’s, National Statistics
Offices, Education Researchers, Government ministries, National Institutes and
Planning Ministries, Central banks, and University Researchers among
others.
The
Course Content
Module
One: Project Appraisal & Analysis
·
The
Investment Criteria & The Investment Planning Process
·
Identifying
Technical, Logistical & Environmental Risks
·
Economic
Risk Analysis
·
Market
Risk Analysis
·
Selecting
Projects to meet Organisational Objectives
Module
Two: Financial Analysis
·
Estimating
Income, Cashflows & Durations
·
Identifying
Risks from the Projected Cashflow
·
Calculating
the Cost of Finance – WACC, CAPM & Arbitrage Pricing
·
Capital
Investment Appraisal Techniques - Payback; ARR, NPV, IRR
etc.
·
Financial
Appraisal using Spreadsheet Skills
Module
Three: Project Risk & Uncertainties
·
Measuring
Risk & Uncertainties
·
Project
Constraints
·
Balancing
Scope, Time, Quality & Cost
·
Evaluating
the Risks & Uncertainties – Their Likelihood &
Impact
·
Risk
Response Planning & Reporting
Module
Four: Risk Management
·
The
Risk Management Process at various levels of an organization and throughout the
Project Life Cycle
·
The
Project Manager’s Roles and Responsibilities
·
Qualitative
& Quantitative Risk Analysis
·
Financial
Risk Management & Derivatives
·
Sensitivity
Analysis & Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis
Module
Five: Managing Uncertainties
·
Decisions
Trees to Manage Uncertainties and make Strategic Decisions
·
Programming
Techniques – Gannt Charts, Network & Critical Path
Analysis
·
Manpower
Planning and Resource Smoothing & Levelling
·
Project
Contingency Planning
·
Earned
Value Analysis – Controlling Cost & Schedule Variances
Module
six:Cost benefit analysis
·
The
effect on decision-making of more intangible benefits
·
Cost
benefit analysis
·
Ensuring
costs are genuine
·
Measuring
intangible benefits
·
Environmental
issues
·
Consideration
of intangible benefits in the appraisal decision-making
process
Module
seven:Developing appropriate models
·
Developing
models – examples of spreadsheet models and measures for many different
situations
·
Modelling
investment opportunities – summarising outcomes
·
Sensitivity
analysis – identifying, quantifying and taking out risk
Module
eight:Developing an appraisal process
·
The
process – managing risk from the outset
·
Using
the process in risk management, negotiating and project
management
·
Take
out risk by thoroughly knowing your project – developing your own
process
Module
Nine:
Introduction to impact
evaluation
·
Introduction
·
Counterfactual
·
Purpose
of impact evaluation
·
When
to undertake impact
evaluation
Module
Ten: Evaluation Design
·
Establishing
the program theory
·
Selecting
the evaluation approach
·
Designing
the baseline survey
·
Options
when there is no baseline
·
Impact
evaluation using secondary data
·
The
role of qualitative information
·
Triangulation
·
Generalizations
from specific impact evaluations
Module
Eleven: Managing and Implimenting Impact Evaluation
·
Terms
of reference
·
Data
sources
·
Time
and cost
General Notes
OTHER
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Looking
forward to your attendance.
FDC
Result Based skills Development
Regards,
Training Coordinator
Telephone
office: +254712260031