Dar programmanagement day4
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Sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa[edit | edit source]
Project Inception Workshop[edit | edit source]
6-9 February 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[edit | edit source]
MANAGING THE OVERALL PROGRAM[edit | edit source]
1. Program level has:
Program M&E
- own process [ifpri]
Program comms and faciliation
- ilri to lead
- coordinated and consistent approach/strategy
- drawing in comms expertise from partners
- single web presence
- collab space, facilititation
- email, beyond the web
- need an approach/strategy by April 1
- needs a budget / who the people
Program research approach
- own process
Program coordination
- program coordination team
- advises USAID
- coordination and integration / not supervisory - ensures good comms and learning - standard setting / guidelines - convene/sponsor an annual program-wide learning/coordination meeting - convene/sponsor/approve the research approach design process - meets annual face to face / plus virtual at least quarterly - composition: project coordinators + ifpri + usaid + comms/facilitation role + any other key role - reporting? project - > usaid ; cc this group? - comms group needs to act as the secretary
2 other issues
ifpri reporting? also into the regional project reports
can we change the reporting to 6-monthly? annual report [+ 6-monthly update]
decide on a program-wide event/meeting/coordination and learning space, before May 31, 2012
USAID to compose a 'signal letter'; indicating next steps, timelines etc
Project workplans will set out the process for 'early wins' ; each early win would have a little workplan
