Project Management and Evaluation
"Top 10 Tips for Community Safety Project Managers"
Programme Item
Programme Item
Workshop 4
"Top 10 Tips for Community Safety Project
Managers"
Rick Brown, Evidence Led Solutions
Key points from the presentation:
Project management should start before the project.
Interventions should be driven by analysis.
Projects should be clear about what they can do.
Project plans should be drawn up with realistic timescales.
Projects should be monitored closely.
Do not be afraid to make alterations to the original project plan - this is good!
Plan an exit strategy into every project.
Be selective about outcome evaluation, but always assess what was learned from doing the project.
Key points from the discussion:
We are too funding driven within projects, therefore we are in danger of doing projects just to access funds and do not use problem-solving methodology.
There are not sufficient resources to effectively conduct project management and evaluation.
There are too many short-term projects.
There is insufficient baseline data to assist with effective evaluation.
It is difficult to deal with local issues, and meet national targets, and evaluate effectively.
Staff are just expected to have the skills.
There is no Training Needs Analysis, and where is the training?
Some projects just show outputs instead of outcomes.
Myths - staff feel they have failed if, during monitoring, they find major changes are needed.
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"Top 10 Tips for Community Safety Project
Managers"
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Date modified: 3 November 2003
Review date: November 2004
Originator: Crime Reduction Centre
Last update: 03/11/03