Project Managers Meet - Third and Final Day

Activity driven Vs. Results-driven approaches

Ø  The desired outcomes defined first

Ø  Activities are determined in accordance with the results

Ø  Activity driven study everything and hope for the best

Ø  Define as clearly as possible

Ø  The problem at hand

Ø  The change which one wishes to bring about

Ø  The results that would be required to bring about those changes

Ø  The activities necessary to produce the results, which would lead to those changes.

Proposals tend to run into trouble when they……

Ø  Are too general

Ø  Are unrealistic

Ø   Do not describe the problem in enough detail

Ø  Fail to provide evidence of local participation

Ø  Demonstrate poor capacity to implement the project

Ø  Have budgets which are too high and are not specific enough