PROJECT MANAGEMENT

EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON UPGRADING TRAINING AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY 4 REGIONAL CENTERS FOR PROJ MANAGEMENT AND ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL NETWORK AMONG INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN IMPROVEMENT OF LDC DEVELOPMENT PROJS. FOUR NAT"L CENTERS FOR PROJ MANAGEMENT CURRENTLY ASSISTED BY USAID WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE SUPPORT. SIX SETS OF LEARNING MATERIALS PREPARED UNDER PRIOR PROJ(9310937) WILL BE UTILIZED AND SUPPLEMENTED. THE 4 REGIONAL CENTERS INCLUDE ASIAN INSTITUTE FOR MGMT (AIM), INTER-AMER INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (IICA), PAN AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT (PAID), AND INTER-AMER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (EAIP). FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED TO THEM FOR ADAPTATION, TESTING,AND TRANSLATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED TRNG MATERIALS,AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NEW MATERIALS. RESOURCES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND FOR INTER-REGIONAL EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS & TRNG WORKSHOPS. PROJ WILL ENCOURAGE APPLICATION OF NEW PROJ MGMT SKILLS TO SPECIFIC HIGH PRIORITY PROGS SUCH AS POTABLE WATER SUPPLY & SMALL FARM DELIVERY/ACQUISITION SYSTS. OVER LIFE-OF-PROJ AN ESTIMATED 270 LDC DESIGNERS & MANAGERS FROM 16 COUNTRIES AND 28 INSTITUTION STAFF MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE TRNG. RSSA TEAM CONSISTING OF 1 ECONOMIST,1 MGMT SPECIALIST, AND 1 SECRETARY WILL BE PROVIDED. TEAM WILL PACKAGE & DISTRIBUTE PROJ MGMT MATERIALS,ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF TRNG PROGS,AND PROMOTE OR ARRANGE INTER-REGIONAL WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS AND INFO EXCHANGE. TEAM WILL ALSO ADVISE USAID"S ON US RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PROJ MGMT ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATE IN OR EVALUATE AID TRNG PROGS FOR DIRECT HIRE & LDC PARTICIPANTS. 3 TA/DA CONSULTANTS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FIELD SUPPORT. FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN INFO NETWORK: US AGRI DEPT, IBRD"S ECON DEVEL INSTITUTE, IDB"S TRNG DIV, ENGINEERING DEPT OF PAN AMER HLTH ORGAN, AFRICAN TRNG&RESEARCH CENTER IN ADMIN FOR DEVEL, AND US UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS SYRACUSE,PITTSBURGH,&VANDERBILT. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR TRAINEES. REVISED PP FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT (8/10/79). REVISED PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF USAID-FUNDED MGMT ACTIVITIES IN 12 COUNTRIES & 3 REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS & TO ENABLE AID TO DRAW TALENT FROM INTERNATL NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS & PROFESSIONALS. PROJ ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXECUTED, UNDER OVERALL DS/RAD MGMT, BY TEAMS FROM DEVEL PROJ MGMT CENTER (UNDER PASA WITH USDA OFFICE OF INTERNATL COOP AND DEVEL-OICD) AND FROM NATL ASSN OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ADMIN (NASPAA). CONSULTATIONS WILL BE HELD IN INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS, DESIGN & EVALUATION OF PROJS; PROJ MGMT SYSTEMS; CURRICULUM & TRAINING PROGRAMS. INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING US MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF NASPAA, & LDC NATIONALS IN US WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS TALENT SOURCES FOR USAID. ACTION RESEARCH & STATE-OF-ART MATERIALS WILL BE PRODUCED, INCLUDING UPDATES OF "ELEMENTS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT" & "AN ACTION TRAINING STRATEGY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT". THESE & OTHER TECH MATERIALS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO USAID REGIONAL COLLABORATORS & THERE WILL BE PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE WORKSHOPS & OTHER COLLABORATION BETWEEN CONTRACT TEAMS, HOST COUNTRY & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. "TAILORED"PARTICIPANT TRAINING IN US WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. DIRECT GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN TO REGIONAL LDC MGMT SERVICE CENTERS FOR: DEVEL OF MGMT TRAINING MATERIALS & DESIGN OF TRAINING PROGRAMS: ACTION RESEARCH TO LINK TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO REAL EXPERIENCE; REGIONAL INSTITITIONAL SUPPORT OF COUNTRY-LEVEL MGMT TRAINING/CONSULTING ACTIVITIES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT & OTHER CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING PARTIC TRAINING); VARIOUS FORMS OF PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE.