This document summarizes a lecture on project management for ICTD (Information and Communications Technology for Development) projects. It discusses: 1) An overview of the course framework including conceptual lessons on development and ICTD, and technical lessons on e-applications, infrastructure, and management. 2) Key aspects of project management including planning, initiation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. 3) Differences between managing ICTD projects versus traditional development projects, and how management tools can address lessons learned. 4) General steps in planning including needs assessment, which is explored through a group exercise case study on an agriculture supply chain project.

1. i190 Spring 2014: Information and Communications Technology
for Development (ICTD) in Practice
University of California Berkeley, School of Information
LECTURE 17:2 Apr 2014
Instructor: San Ng (www.sanng.com)
Class Website: i190spring2014.sanng.com

2. i190 Framework
Conceptual
Week1: Introduction to Course
W2: What is Development?
W3: What is ICTD
W4: Who Does What in Practice?
Mapping the ICTD
Landscape
i190
ICTD in
Practice:
Core Skills
Technical
(eApplications)
W5: Overarching Issues of
eApplications
W6: Infrastructure, Telecenters,
Agriculture,
W7: Revisiting Agriculture,,
W8 : e-Health, Education
W9: eGovernance
Microfinance
Management
W10: Break
W11: Intro to Project
Management
Planning and Assessment
W12:
Budgeting, Scheduling, Fundraising
W13: Implementation
W14: Monitoring and Evaluation/
Next Cycle
W15: Final Projects &
Wrap Up

3. Introduction to Project Management
Planning
Initiation
Implementation
Monitoring & Evaluation
Next Phase? Transformation?

4. Introduction to Project Management
•Review of Course (Conceptual, Technical- see
slide pack from last class)
What are some themes within the lessons
learned?
•How is ICTD project management similar and
different to traditional development project
management? (theories)
•Life Cycle and Management Approaches
•How can we apply management tools to address
the lessons learned?

5. Planning- General
•What are the general steps in planning?

6. Planning- Needs Assessment
•Case study:
Case: Agri-Supply Chain Project Proposal - help Ruchita plan her
upcoming needs assessment (Goal a.).
For background information about the issues, Read Pg 6-8 of
Indian School of Business,Inefficiencies in agriculture supply chain in Punjab
and opportunities for IT interventions and see especially Fig 3.1.

7. Planning- Needs Assessment
Group Exercise: Challenges that Ruchita might
face
•Fold to divide your paper into four parts
•Write down a challenge statement
•Propose a solution
•Criticize the solution
•Redesign solution or propose a new solution