The success of an international development project: lessons drawn from a case between Morocco and Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Brière ◽  
Denis Proulx
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
Project Lifecycle

According to the literature on decisive criteria for the success of international development projects, this article presents a case of cooperation between Morocco and Canada on the implementation of projects to institutionalize gender equality within the Moroccan public administration. Based on a triangulation of data and starting from an analytical framework on the factors decisive for the success of international development projects, this case study illustrates the limited success of the project. Although the elements that are decisive for the success of Tier 1 of the FAES projects have resulted in the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of the projects, the creation of local expertise and the production of tools and strategies that aid institutionalization of gender equality, this study highlights significant barriers to institutionalization. These relate mainly to the difficulty of involving stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, the lame functioning of the projects’ governance structures and the struggle to take ownership of projects designed on the basis of a management by results logic based on models specific to the donor. This case feeds the critical reflection on the various issues and challenges inherent to the management of international development projects and suggests various avenues of research. Points for practitioners The case presented in this article involves the implementation of projects to institutionalize gender equality within the Moroccan civil service supported by the Canadian cooperation agency. Although its success requires the involvement of the stakeholders, the development of local expertise and the production of institutionalization tools, this case brings to light significant obstacles to institutionalization, such as the difficulty of involving the stakeholders in the project, the limited functioning of the governance structures and the struggle to secure the ownership of the projects, designed according to models specific to the donor. It also reveals the limits of a management by results style and its consequences.

scholarly journals Development on Indigenous Homelands and the Need to Get Back to Basics with Scoping: Is there Still "Unceded" Land in Northern Ontario, Canada, with Respect to Treaty No. 9 and its Adhesions?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-49
Author(s):  
Leonard Tsuji ◽  
Stephen Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Library And Archives Canada ◽  
Bare Minimum ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Search

Scoping includes the establishment of unambiguous spatial boundaries for a proposed development project (e.g., a treaty) and is especially important with respect to development on Indigenous homelands. Improper scoping leads to a flawed product, such as a flawed treaty or environmental impact assessment, by excluding stakeholders from the process. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to gather (and collate) printed and online material in relation to Treaty No. 9 and its Adhesions, as well as the Line-AB. We searched academic databases as well as the Library and Archives Canada. The examination of Treaty No. 9 and its Adhesions revealed that there is unceded land in each of four separate scenarios, which are related to the Line-AB and/or emergent land in Northern Ontario, Canada. Lastly, we present lessons learned from our case study. However, since each development initiative and each Indigenous Nation is unique, these suggestions should be taken as a bare minimum or starting point for the scoping process in relation to development projects on Indigenous homelands.

scholarly journals The methodology of the Logical Framework with a Risk Management Approach to Improve the Sustainability in the International Development Projects

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 756
Author(s):  
Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero ◽  
Isabel Ortiz-Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
International Development ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Logical Framework ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Framework Approach ◽  
Research Questions

When working with international development projects (IDPs), the use of the logical framework approach (LFA) prevails as the most important tool to plan and manage these projects. This paper presents how the methodology has been enriched, including risk management (LFRMA logical framework with risk management approach), proposing an original contribution, tested with professionals that will improve the effectiveness of IDPs by increasing their success rate and their sustainability. The steps followed to design the methodology (problem statement (literature review, interview with experts, questionnaire for professionals. and statistical analysis), case study analysis (eight case studies in Colombia, interviews with IDPs managers, focus groups, questionnaire for participants, qualitative analysis, and fuzzy analysis) and design of LFRMA (focus group with experts)) and the methodology itself (how to introduce risk management during all the life cycle through the methodology steps) are presented. Conclusions answer the research questions: can the effectiveness and sustainability of IDPs be improved? Can risk management help to improve IDPs effectiveness? Would it be useful to introduce risk management into the LFA? The LFRMA methodology consists of two fields of application, the first at the organization level and the second at the project level.

DEVELOPMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACHES IN FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: CORRECTIONAL RESISTANCE TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
E.F. Melnikova
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Resistance Model ◽  
Project Participants ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Project Lifecycle ◽  
Oilfield Development ◽  
Project Realization

The article considers а mathematical model of analyzing the feasibility of an upstream project (correctional resistance model), including the formation of redundancy for correction’s implementation aimed at increasing the probability of project execution within the target efficiency metrics to the desired value of the project realization probability, as a result it allows to speak about the transition to a qualitatively new level of cooperation between stakeholders of the project, including through partnerships. This approach is applicable at all stages of oilfield development project lifecycle, for the accumulation and improvement of the project knowledge base, which is valuable for each of the project participants and significantly increases with an integrated approach to the project management.

Decisions in Product Platform Development Projects

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter E. Harland ◽  
Haluk Yörür
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Variety ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Product Platform ◽  
Product Platforms ◽  
Platform Development ◽  
Product Platform Development

Introducing "product platforms" in companies to achieve competitive advantages, like decreased costs and increased product variety, is a widely recognized strategy in research and industry. Nevertheless, there are certain challenges involved in developing product platforms. In order to address this complexity, we focus on the decision-making perspective of platform development in this paper. Based on a systematic literature review, we identify the decisions in product platform development projects (PPDP) and categorize them. We identified 21 decisions that are made within PPDP, which represent a greater scope of decisions than presented in the literature sources reviewed. The plausibility of these platform project decisions is illustrated with a case study of a perennial platform development project within the automotive supply industry. While most of the literature sources only mention very few decisions, the case study shows the complexity and high number of decisions required for an actual PPDP. In addition, it also recognizes all of the prior reviews of the decisions identified. Unlike in the literature, the decisions in the case study were made over a certain period of time. Therefore, we propose that the dynamics of the decision-making process in PPDP have to be taken into account. The set of PPDP decisions identified will help project managers to structure future PPDPs better and support researchers in building related product platform models.

Cultural competence - a success factor in NGO projects?

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorunn Marie Dale ◽  
Mohammed Dulaimi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
International Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Government Development

Purpose This research aim is to investigate the impact of cultural competence on the ability of project managers to lead international development projects successfully. Design/methodology/approach An empirical qualitative research was applied and a case study approach was chosen. In this case, the researcher followed an international project manager amongst the Maasai people in Kenya for six weeks. In addition to field observations, this study conducted 12 in-debt interviews and arranged several informal focus groups to discuss observed issues cross culturally. Findings Findings indicate that the cultural competence supports a process that might increase the awareness and knowledge of contextual factors that can improve the project managers’ ability to establish relationships, communicate and approach challenges and opportunities more effectively. Originality/value There is very little research on the issue of multi-culturalism in the non-government development project environment. The outcome of this research is expected to stimulate further interest in the subject and encourage far-reaching research, which can provide a reliable future guide for PM´s and other decision makers in international non-government development projects.

Global Environmental Encounters in Southwest China: Fleeting Intersections and “Transnational Work”

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Hathaway
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Social Engagements ◽  
Development Agendas ◽  
Critical Literature

This paper engages with the critical literature on development through a study of transnational environmentalism in China. Within the last decade, international development efforts have become increasingly important in shaping China's encounters with global sensibilities, funds, and projects. The author builds on scholarship that approaches China as a transnational entity and examines the emerging politics of the environment in China. Based on an ethnographic case study of a conservation and development project in Yunnan Province, the paper argues against conceptions that international development agendas can be unilaterally imposed. Rather, it suggests that in order to gain traction, agendas require a variety of agents. These agents create convergences through forms of “transnational work,” by and through particular social engagements. Finally, this paper reveals how such convergences remain tenuous and fleeting, and can be quickly dissolved when one side or another changes its orientation.

scholarly journals Tough choices for an agile open source international development project: the Libre LAS Case

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A McDowell ◽  
Andreas Drechsler
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Project Coordinator ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Financial Issues

© 2017, Association for Information Technology Trust. In June 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) started a three-year trust fund project to develop and pilot open source cadastre and registration software. This project was called Libre Land Administration System (Libre LAS), and its aim was to make computerised cadastre and registration systems more affordable and more sustainable in developing countries. The first stage of the Libre LAS project was undertaken at FAO headquarters (HQ) in Rome. Generic cadastre and registration processes were defined and software requirements and software architecture documents prepared. Development of the Libre LAS software began in early 2011. An international team of software developers assembled at FAO HQ and proceeded to create the generic software platform using an Agile Scrum methodology. By early 2012, the first release of Libre LAS was ready and pilot implementations began in Ghana, Nepal, and Samoa to validate and prove the Libre LAS concept. This case study tracks the initial development and implementation of Libre LAS in the pilot countries from 2011 to late 2012. It is presented from the standpoint of Brett, the Libre LAS Project Coordinator, and discusses organisational, cultural, stakeholder, and financial issues that conspired to derail the project. Ultimately, Brett is left to make some tough decisions around the pilot implementations to ensure the success of the overall project.

scholarly journals VIRTUAL REALITY AS MARKETING TOOL FOR DEVELOPER PROJECTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavol Kaleja ◽  
Mária Kozlovská
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Virtual Reality Environment ◽  
Introductory Part ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Marketing Tool

Virtual reality, in area of software and hardware equipment, experiencing very rapid develop worldwide. This equipment should give realistic experience to observer in virtual reality environment. Devices for control and display virtual reality environment are very important in this area. Contribution in the introductory part describes the categorization of virtual reality in construction and architecture with regard to the virtual reality tools that are widely used in marketing of development projects. These technologies radically improve communication between developers and clients, especially in the phase when the building is not built yet, but the developer has to start sell real estate (or rent it). In the case study are presented marketing tools based on virtual reality implemented for development project Paseo Grunty in Kosice.

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