Live Webinar July 31st, 2014 – 7:00 am – 8:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI International Development CoP (REP #S034)

Multilateral and international development organizations have been heavily criticized by governments and donors for not realizing expectations due to lack of accountability leading to corrupt practices, waste of resources, bureaucracy and poor service delivery.

This trend has continued to plague development in the third world for decades, according to evaluations conducted on previous projects and programmes.

Many of the existing programming and monitoring tools used by development organizations do not have built-in mechanisms for highlighting shortcomings, discrepancies and financial irregularities and hence cannot effectively expose mismanagement or corrupt practices.

Although Earned Value Management (EVM) has been utilized mainly as a performance measurement tool in the corporate world, it may possibly be employed in development programmes as a tool for accountability and highlighting mismanagement of financial resources.

The first challenge will be to identify and establish the appropriate EVM tools that can be employed within the context of development programmes bearing in mind that development results and outcomes are not expressed as benefits in financial terms.

Suffyan will then explore a couple of scenarios whereby he will demonstrate how to apply EVM in monitoring and controlling development projects to ensure better accountability of project team members while also ensuring funds are not misused.

It is important to recognize that EVM alone will not be sufficient to resolve financial mismanagement or wipe out corruption.

It must be part of a broader framework that includes various programming, monitoring and auditing techniques that collectively strengthen accountability, enforce regulations and develop business processes that will reduce or greatly minimize illicit financial practices in development projects.

Presenter: Suffyan Bashir MBA PMP is a specialist in strategic planning, project and programme management with several years of experience working for international organizations and private sector institutions in various capacities. He has worked extensively with PRINCE2 and is well versed in Agile methodologies.

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