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ICT project management
Last updated on
23 September 2008
A sourcebook on access & applications: models of use & case studies
This sourcebook features six "models-of-use" that describe technology applications and provides practical guidelines and strategies for assessing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating ICT-based activities. (LearnLink) More info >>
Examples of ICT projects and poverty reduction
These are examples of ICT projects that meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More info >>
12 habits of highly effective ICT-enabled development initiatives
These guidelines highlight 12 best practices for the management of ICT for development projects. (Bridges) More info >>
ICTs and development: help or hindrance?
This report examines the role of ICTs in contributing to development, and identifies good practices for the design and implementation of ICT for development projects. (Curtain Consulting) More info >>
Examples of ICT projects and poverty reduction
Examples of ICT projects that meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which have been commonly accepted by the international community as a framework for measuring development progress. More info >>
Checkpoint 1: achieving a specific poverty reduction goal
Is the use of ICT-based project aimed clearly at achieving a specific poverty reduction goal? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 2: specified target group for poverty alleviation
Is there a clearly specified target group for poverty alleviation? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 3: appropriate form of ICT
Is the form of ICT to be deployed appropriate in terms of cost, support, maintenance and compatibility with existing information flows? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 4: Is the ICT driven project scalable?
Is the form of ICT to be deployed scalable to enable it to be replicated and expanded? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 5: Are appropriate intermediaries being used?
The need to use intermediaries is a key element to the success of ICT in development. Are appropriate intermediaries being used? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 6: What scope is there for public private partnerships?
What scope is there for public private partnerships? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 7: language and content
Is the content transmitted by the ICT, relevant to the audience and is it in a language easily understood by the target audience? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 8: Is the project self-sustaining over what period?
Sustainability refers to not only financial viability, but also refers to continuing organisational, social and political support. (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 9: What performance measurement, monitoring and evaluation processes are in place?
Managing risk: What unexpected events or situations might arise? and What should be done to manage these? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Checkpoint 10: Managing risk: What unexpected events or situations might arise?
Key questions for a donor in identifying and managing risk (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 1: Define project objective in relation to poverty reduction
What aspect of poverty does the project address? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 2: Who are the poor to be targeted by this program?
To what extent is it possible to identify the poor in terms of rural/urban location, region, gender, age, education attainment and health status? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 3: Identify the likely causes of poverty in relation to your project
What are the likely causes of the aspect of poverty the program is focusing on? Try to rate the likely causes in order of importance? Is poor communication one of the causes? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 4: Identify types of intervention
What types of interventions are most likely to be effective in breaking the causal linkages? Need to distinguish between direct, indirect and supporting interventions. (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 5: Identify information and communication needs of the poor
What are the information and communication needs of the targeted poor in relation to the project's objectives and how important are they to the success of the project? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 6: Identify role of ICT
What role can ICT and other media play in delivering the information and providing channels of two-way communication? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 7: Identify appropriate form of ICT
Is there an appropriate form of ICT which can be deployed in terms of cost, support, maintenance and compatibility with existing information flows? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 8: Does an appropriate enabling environment exist?
Does an enabling environment exist for the ICT to provide the proposed support? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 9: Assess progress of poverty reduction objective
Does an enabling environment exist for the ICT to provide the proposed support? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 10: Evaluation strategy
Is there a methodology in place to assess how effective the proposed intervention is in achieving the operational objectives of the program? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>
Step 11: Managing risk
What unexpected events or situations might arise? What should be done to manage these? (Curtain Consulting: Jan 2004) More info >>