Organisation Development, A programme on Managing Change

 

 

A non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods

Capacity Building Series (2007- 08)

Organisation Development

A programme on Managing Change

(12^th, 13^th & 14^th February, 2008)

Introduction                                                                                                                      

We are passing through an era which is unparallel in the history of mankind. Never before have a billion dreams been charged with excitement for change. People whether in rural or urban area are witnessing changes in their lives.  For the poor and those who do not have voice, the civil society has taken the mandate upon itself to ensure that they are not left out in this process of change. But is the sector prepared to address the issues that this change is likely to bring about? Newer challenges require newer approaches and perhaps innovative approach to problem solving.  Some of the challenges that we in the sector face relate to fundamental questions such as vision and mission, our identity and human resources.

Organizational Development (OD) is all about managing change. We have designed this programme with a view to address crucial issues that confront most of the social entrepreneurs and change leaders. How do we know if our organization is equipped to take on the outside world; for if we are not, then the poor have missed yet another bus in their long struggle for better lives?

Objective

The training programme will be conducted to meet the following objectives:

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<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>To  conduct a self reflection on organization preparedness to initiate change management processes

Programme Outcome

At the end of the three day programme, the participants are expected to have

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<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Understood OD processes and required skills set to carry out these processes

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Self analysis of current level of skills gaps

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Identified critical issues that the organization faces

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Gained conceptual level understanding of issues involved in moving beyond OD to ID – from a learning and skills development perspective

Pedagogy

This module has been designed as a participatory programme that would build-upon the experiential learning of participants. The pedagogy focuses on interactive group learning and aims both at knowledge development and skill upgradation through peer learning. Case Studies, readings and reflection are an important component of the programe.

Contents

Broadly speaking the training programme on OD is a three stage process, it includes, Diagnosis, Identifying Priority areas for intervention and Developing Action Plans. The three day programme is designed accordingly and includes the following:

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Understanding Self and Organization for facilitating diagnosis

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Understanding the OD Process:  Managing Change

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Leadership Challenges – Understanding leadership Styles

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Designing an OD Intervention Process

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Doing Self Analysis – Understanding the Organization Development Self Assessment Tool

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Understanding the ODSA as a diagnostic tool

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Design of the ODSA

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>ODSA – Its application, construct, validity and relevance

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -     <!–[endif]–>Using the ODSA tool – practical experiences, clarification on difficulties, data collection, synthesis and interpretation

Eligibility

This programme is designed for social entrepreneurs including senior programme managers from the civil society organizations (NGOs) and corporate organizations looking for long term engagement with the civil society. It is also beneficial for officers from Central and State governments, and international development organizations who are interested in getting an understanding of the organizational development process within NGOs.

Duration

3 Days

The training will be for a period of 3 days which will essentially consist of:

1. Class room sessions
2. A guided tour to the development models within TARAgram campus
3. An evening out to visit the Orchha temples and fort.

Fee

INR 10,000 per participant for Indian Participants

INR 18,000 (450 USD) for Overseas Participants

To be sure of participation, we request you to send the nomination form (enclosed below) and the course fee (non-refundable) by 4^th February’08.

The confirmation is made after the payment and the seats are reserved on First Come First Serve basis.

Indian participants to make payment through Demand Draft drawn in favour of Development Alternatives payable at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh The address for sending the Demand Draft   is-

Training Coordinator

Development Alternatives

1087, Civil Lines

Jhansi-284001(UP)

Ph.-+91 510 2911368

Overseas participants may please send the fees through wire transfer. The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected trainee once we get their nomination form.

Venue

The training will be held in TARAgram, Appropriate Technology Centre, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. TARAgram is a campus set in the rural environment of Orchha. It is a centre which showcases the Livelihood models developed by DA in the field of appropriate technology, and environment.

Participants to the training will be provided a guided tour of the campus which will enrich the learnings from the class room sessions.

Tips of getting to TARAgram

Participants coming by train should take a ticket till Jhansi (UP) Railway station. From there, TARAgram is 9 kms away. There will be a pick up facility based on the information provided on the arrival time.

Other Useful Tips

1. The Training fee covers the following:

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<!–[if !supportLists]–> -         <!–[endif]–>Course material

<!–[if !supportLists]–> -         <!–[endif]–>Leisure trip to the famous Orchha Temples and Fort

2. The participants can arrive one day before the training date and leave on last day of the training by a train which leaves around 5.45 pm

3. The participants will be expected to book and reserve their tickets. The training fee does not include the travel expenses.

4. DA reserves the right to withhold the fee for administrative and other costs for cancellations prior to the start of a course. A suitably qualified replacement may attend the course in place of the registered person. DA also reserves the right to cancel a course if too few participants have registered.

5. Interested participants who are unable attend this Training on the given dates due to prior engagements can let us know of their interest. We will keep you informed when the same training is conducted again.

Enclosed

1.   Route map – how to get to TARAgram from Jhansi Railway Station

http://devalt.org/da/field/map.htm

2.   TARAgram Campus – an overview

http://devalt.org/da/field/tarapic.htm

3.   Orchha Temples and fort – a glimpse

www.shunya.net/Pictures/NorthIndia/Orchha/Orchha.htm

Resource Person

Mr. Sachin Mardikar

Sachin specializes in Development Management – Management of livelihood interventions, Organization and Institution Development. He has over 12 years of experience in various capacities as a Trainer, Consultant and Researcher. He has worked in over 10 states in India and conducted over a hundred development programmes for different groups. He has been associated with Development Alternatives for over three years.

He works with several Indian and overseas agencies including, Basix, Indian Grameen Services, SDTT, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, ActionAid, IRFT, FaKT-Germany etc. The research has been mostly at the grass roots level and contributed to policy dialogue at national level (www.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata).

Sectoral research (supported by ICICI) on the best performing sectors and industries were done along with Dr. Sanjiv Phansalkar. The findings of the research are now part of a Book by the same title (Sage Publications). (www.iciciresearchcentre.org)

By training he is a finance and management professional and has attended several faculty development programmes in India at leading business schools.

Enquiries and Suggestions

If you have any queries or suggestions for the training or nominations, please contact the following:

Telephone:

Juhi Nigam - + 91 510 2911 368, +91 983 9820 689

E-mail:  trainings@devalt.org

International Training Programme on Logical Framework Analysis for Designing Development Projects

International Training Programme on Logical Framework Analysis for Designing Development Projects

18 – 23 February 2008

New Delhi.

 

The consideration for result-orientation and greater accountability has fostered a project based development paradigm with the underlying philosophy of “Say what you do and do what you say”. While the project based approach has ensured optimal resource allocation, various tools of result-based project management have been evolved and adopted for enhancing efficacy of development projects.

 

Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) is one such analytic tool for result-based management that offers a systematic and logical approach for designing projects. The LFA process helps to think through all the factors that should be considered for planning a successful project. LFA ensures that the basic premises are probed extensively and the interrelated key elements are analyzed systematically so that necessary, significant and relevant information is provided to decision-makers for arriving at a well-designed project. Although essentially a process undertaken during the planning stage of a project, the LFA summary is a living document consulted and altered throughout the project’s life cycle. Further, LFA also facilitates common understanding and better communication between decision-makers, managers and other stakeholders involved in the project. Learning’s from projects all across the globe and cutting across sectors has established LFA as one of the most efficient tools for designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluating development projects.

 

With this premise, Sambodhi announces the International Training Programme on Logical Framework Analysis for Designing Development Projects from 18-23 February 2008 at New Delhi. The programme is for strategic and tactical level development professionals working with Donor agencies, Government Departments, NGOs and consultants involved in designing, operationalizing, monitoring and evaluating large scale development projects. Earlier programmes of Sambodhi in the project management series have been subscribed by leading development agencies across the globe both donors and implementers. DFID, EU, UNDP, UNICEF, OxFAM, CRS, Actionaid, World Vision are part of the global clientele of Sambodhi.

 

Aim

The overall aim of the programme is to augment existing knowledge of the participants on Logical Framework Approach with concurrent enhancement of skills for using the approach for development project design. Specifically, the programme would aim at:

      Facilitating a better understanding of the Logical Framework Approach

      Enhancing knowledge about the sequential steps of Logical Framework Analysis

      Augmenting essential skills for performing Logical Framework Analysis in different development scenarios

      Developing requisite skills for using analyses for developing the Logical Framework Analysis Project Planning Matrix

      Enhancing knowledge for Developing Detailed Project Reports using the Logical Framework Analysis Project Planning Matrix

 

Objectives

In congruence with the overall aim of the programme, the specific training objectives would be that upon completion of the programme, the participants would

be able to:

      Describe the Logical Framework Approach

      Describe and illustrate the steps in performing Logical Framework Analysis

      Describe Stakeholder analysis and perform stakeholder analysis on a given scenario

      Describe Problem analysis and develop problem tree

      Describe Alternative analysis and select the best possible alternatives for the identified problem

      Describe Objective Analysis and perform objective analysis based on the problem tree

      Describe the Project Planning Matrix and its various components

      Define goal, objectives and outputs

      Describe the process of and set goals, objectives and outputs

      Define indicators

      Describe the process of indicator development and design indicators for the given goals, objectives and outputs

      Develop the Project Planning Matrix

      Describe the essential elements of a Detailed Project Report

      Describe the process of translating the Project Planning Matrix into Detailed Project Report

 

Pedagogy

The programme has been designed as a participatory training programme that would build-upon the experiential learning of the participants. The pedagogy for the programme focuses on interactive group learning and aims both at knowledge development and skill upgradation through interactive and peer learning. Latest training material developed by leading subject experts augments the classroom learning.

 

Programme Fee

The fee for the training programme is USD 1000/- per participant. This covers the tuition fee, reading material, lunch at the training venue and other lodging & Boarding expenses. The training programme is residential. Service tax at 12.36% would be levied on the course fee and has to be included in payments. Fee can be paid through Cheque/Demand Draft in favour of “Sambodhi Research & Communications Pvt. Ltd.” payable at Delhi.

 

For further information contact:

rajata@sambodhi.co.in; trainings@sambodhi.co.in

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