Mechanisms and Means of Planning, Managing and Evaluating Development Projects

" Mechanisms and Means of Planning, Managing and Evaluating Development Projects"

Authors: Dr. Mohammad El-Fouly & Tamer El-Fouly.

Publisher: Social Care Fund, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. Republic of Yemen.

Date of publication: March, 2005.

This book presents an extensive study of the means and procedures employed in "goal-oriented planning of projects," an approach that has been lately incorporated with the Logical Framework Analysis (LFA). It is a combination, the authors assert, that has been officially adopted in the projects of several international organizations including the United Nations and the World Bank.

This popularity is due to its role in facilitating the implementation of a project by involving the stakeholders and beneficiaries in specifying the goal, planning for the activities, participating in implementation and evaluating the outcomes.

The simplicity, smoothness, cost-effectiveness and success with which projects adopting this approach were implemented has made it a prerequisite many international organisations stipulate before funding and supporting development projects all over the world.

The contents of the book revolve around the following aspects:

• The Goal-Oriented Planning of Projects.
• Steps of preparing the Planning Matrix.
• Important assumptions necessary for ensuring the success of a project.
• Follow-up and Evaluation throughout the implementation of a project.