PM4THEWORLD
Making the World a Better Place
through Project Management
Deanna Landers, MBA, PMP
Peter Monkhouse, MBA, PMP

Making the
World a Better
Place through
Project
Management

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GIVE WHAT
YOU CAN,
HOWEVER
YOU CAN.

Implement Change Through Projects

▪ Money
▪ Things (e.g. clothing, computers, supplies, food)
▪ Lodging
▪ Labor
▪ Expertise
We Could Provide:

There are many project management skills
that can improve humanitarian projects
Effective Humanitarian Work

▪ Sustainability: The ability to meet the needs of current generations, without
compromising the needs of future ones
Valuable Results are Sustainable
Source: Marisa Silva

▪ Start with the end in mind
▪ Identify requirements relating to sustainability
▪ Identify benefits relating to sustainability
▪ Focus on long-term impact
▪ Pay attention to the interests of the extended
project stakeholders circle (community, planet,
etc.)
▪ Use sustainability as criterion for measuring a
project’s success
Promoting Project Sustainability

▪ Proof of concept of a new approach to provide clean water, validating
sustainability
▪ Key project management concepts used and shared: risk management,
stakeholder involvement, communication plan, etc.
▪ All materials available on the island, plans simple and in Spanish
Example: WaterRico

▪ Measure Impact of
▪ Organization
▪ Organization‘s project
▪ Your project management assistance
▪ Combination
▪ Examples:
▪ Progress against mission -> project alignment
with mission -> project benefits realized ->
critical relevant metrics
Measuring Impact

▪ Widely publicized goals and measurements
▪ Frequent visual updates on goals
▪ Celebrate success
▪ Social media
▪ Impact report
▪ Next steps (to sustain advantages)
Communicating Success

▪ Key Communications Lacking:
▪ Identification of stakeholders
▪ Institutional coordination
▪ Sharing joint success
Example: Accra Ghana Flooding

▪ Contribute / volunteer in doses
▪ Question complexity
▪ “Busyness”
▪ Wait on a great idea
▪ Avoid burnout
Personal Growth and Sustainability

▪ Understanding cultural barriers
▪ Multitasking among different
organizations and processes -
Rotary, PMWB, EWB and local
authorities
▪ Establishing great relationships
in the field
▪ Learning self and other
communities
▪ Contributing!
Example: Ecuador Irrigation

▪ PMI Educational Foundation
▪ Other professional associations (IEEE, Rotary, etc.)
▪ Schools, clubs, chapter, or religious organizations
▪ Hospitals, relief efforts
▪ Non-profits/ NGOs aligned with your interests
▪ Volunteer matching organizations (e.g. volunteer.org, PMWB, etc.)
Opportunities to Contribute: Volunteer
DIY

▪ Implement change through projects
▪ Effective humanitarian work
▪ How project management can help
▪ Sustainability
▪ Measurement and impact
▪ Opportunities to get involved
Summary

Making the World a Better Place
Through Project Management
Deanna Landers Peter Monkhouse
Deanna.Landers@pmwb.org Peter.Monkhouse@pmwb.org