PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT PURPOSE IS: 1) TO INCREASE THE TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND CONSULTING OUTPUTS AND SERVICES OF FOUR REGIONAL LDC CENTERS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR USAID-SUPPORTED LDC ACTIVITIES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT; AND 2) TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND TECHNIQUES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN AID AND SEVEN INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AGENCIES. THE EVALUATION CONSISTS OF A FACESHEET ONLY, LISTING FIVE ACTION-DECISIONS: 1) THE REVISED AND EXTENDED PROJECT PAPER HAS BEEN APPROVED; 2) THE PROJECT FUNCTIONS OF PASA ARE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM USDA/OICD TRAINING TO OICD/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; 3) THE USDA PASA FOR FIELD SERVICES IS TO BE REVISED AND EXTENDED; 4) A NEW CONTRACT TO EXPAND THE PROJECT"S FIELD SERVICE AND APPLIED RESEARCH OUTPUTS IS TO BE EXECUTED; 5) GRANTS TO THE PAN-AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT (PAID) AND TO THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (IICA) ARE TO BE CLOSED OUT AND EVALUATED. THE LAST FOUR ACTION-DECISIONS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 30, 1979. THE ACTION-DECISIONS INVOLVE A CHANGE IN BOTH THE PROJECT PAPER AND THE LOGFRAME.