Relief and development organizations adopt and value project management, as a key competence of their work and they attribute the use of project management methodologies as part of their success to reduce poverty and increase the social well being communities worldwide.

Our Project Management Methodology helps development organizations meet their strategic goals by standardizing processes, reducing risks, and avoiding duplication of efforts.

RESOURCES FOR PROJECT MANAGERS:

These are free articles, ebooks and links to resources on project management. We hope these resources can provide you with ideas and insight in how to improve your project management practices. PM4DEV will continue to work to increase the quantity of the resource available to reflect the current challenges development organizations face today.

Books on PM
Books on project management, that contain practical advice and insight on the practice of project management in the development field. Short articles of two or three pages long with practical advice on project management.

Articles on PM
These are free resources that contain practical advice and insight on the practice of project management in the development field. Short articles of two or three pages long with practical advice on project management.

eBooks on Project Management
These are free resources that contain practical advice and insight on the practice of project management in the development field. The eBooks are PDF documents 20 to 30 pages long that go in more depth and detail on the many areas of project management.

Newsletters PM Connect Quaterly
A quatrly newsletter with practical information on project management and new developments that are happening in PM4DEV. The newsletter includes topics of interest to project managers that can be applied in their work.

eCourses on Project Management
These are CD based courses that contain practical advice and insight on the practice of project management in the development field. The eCourses include questions to test the knowledge aquired.

Links to web sites that contain information on PM
A selected list of links on project management resources on the internet from articles, frameworks, manuals and guidelines; developed by international organizations that range from funding agencies, to nongovernmental organizations.

Today's development projects are more complex and require the participation of a diverse group of stakeholders, project managers need to coordinate between the needs of the many stakeholders. Coordinate and integrate the work of different specialists from different fields, and need to use different approaches to solve the complex problems.

Development projects need to be carefully designed taking in consideration the input from different stakeholders, project budgets need to be managed, schedules monitored, and outcomes evaluated. This complex project environment requires appropriate project management skills.

Project Management includes managing all the components required to effectively
manage a project from its resources, risks and changes, to ensure that the project meet its objectives within the expected quality, timeframe, and budget, at the same time of meeting the expectations from stakeholders.