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)
