PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 2013/2014 GROUP ASSIGNMENT

ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

GE 346: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

2013/2014 GROUP ASSIGNMENT

1.      With reference to Songosongo gas project in Tanzania discuss the role of stakeholder analysis in development project sustainability (ANNOINT GROUP)

2.      As a social development project planner how would you ensure that your project comes with clear understandable outputs and long time impacts? (NEW PHASE GROUP)

3.      Using any environmental conservation project of your interest, explain how the Summary participation matrix can help you in strengthening the project sustainability. (COOPERATION GROUP)

4.      With examples explain the importance of assessing the community needs at the project planning phase. (MATHEMATICIANS GROUP)

5.      Using examples explain research – project sustainability nexus. (UNITY GROUP)

6.      ‘The logical frame work is the tool used to strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation.’ Discuss (HG UNITY GROUP)

7.      ‘Project monitoring is an integral part of to day to day management’ Discuss (OPTIMISTS GROUP)

8.      ‘The presence of many professionals in project planning and management calls for the project approach in development intervention,’ Discuss (VIP GROUP)

9.      With examples explain how the presence of many uncertainties in the road to development can be resolved by the project approach (MAENDELEO GROUP)

10.  ‘The fact that different regions have different problems and potentials; necessitates the use of projects in solving development problems.’ Discuss  (REVOLUTION GROUP)

11.  ‘The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.’ With examples discuss this contention. (GALAXY GROUP)

12.  An agricultural project wants to help very poor people. An agriculturalist starts a project of vegetable growing. While the project is technically very successful, very poor people do not benefit because they have no land. Explain the possible reasons for the failure of this project (CHARITY GROUP)

13.  Guided by any example how can stakeholder analysis help to identify and reduce risks which might involve identifying possible conflicts of interest and expectation among stakeholders so that conflict is avoided. (SUPER EGO GROUP)

14.   A sanitation project is started because people are dying of diarrhea. People believe that diarrhea is caused by evil spirits, so they have difficulty in understanding the relevance of the project. Explains the reasons for the failure of this project. (VISION GROUP)

15.  A community at Igoma ward identified their priority need as improved access to safe water. Draw and interpret the table showing the influence and importance of stakeholders. (INNOCENT GROUP)

16.  ‘A good project plan which builds on a weak foundation can lead to a good   project idea developing into a poor project’ Discuss (BRAVO GROUP)

17.  ‘A good project should ensure active participation and influence of the Stakeholders in planning and implementation’ Discuss (THE GREAT TOGETHER GROUP)

18.  Explain the factors that can lead to the following situation in projects

“What was planned is not implemented and what is implemented was not planned” 

(TALENTED GROUP)

19.  Guided by any example explain how Stakeholder participation in decision-making throughout the whole project cycle can lead to enhanced responsiveness (STUNNERS GROUP)

20.  Complete a summary participation matrix for the dam project to be implemented at mkolani ward. (BETTER PLAN GROUP)

21.  Explain the importance of doing research at the designing stage of the project cycle (GP GROUP)

22.  ‘A sanitation project is started because people are dying of diarrhea.’ Using the problem tree develop the objectives for this project. (GOLDEN GROUP)

23.  Discuss the differences and similarities between Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) (NEW REVOLUTION GROUP)

24.   With examples explain the principles of Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) (UNIVERSAL GROUP)

25.  Drawing examples from Tanzania elaborate the features of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). (AFRICA GROUP)

26.  Guided by examples from developing countries explain the scope and types of Participatory Rural Appraisal. (ISRAEL GROUP)

27.  Give an explanation  of the Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques and methods  (HUGO TSHAVES GROUP)

28.  A) What is SWOT analysis?

       B) Explain the role of SWOT analysis in analyzing development projects  

(THE RIVALS GROUP)

29.  ‘The log frame is a living document, which should be consulted and altered throughout the project’s life cycle’ Discuss (MWL. NYERERE)