SkillBridge Institute
RESULT-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT (RBPM)
Practical • Results-Focused • Globally Aligned
🎯 Course Goal
Equip learners with practical skills to design, implement, monitor, and report projects that focus on measurable results, accountability, learning, and sustainability.
⏳ Duration
5–6 Weeks (Self-paced + Practical Assignments)
🎓 Level
Beginner to Advanced (Ideal for NGO staff, project officers, consultants, and students)
📥 Requirements
- Smartphone or computer
- Internet access
- Interest in development or business projects
📜 Certification
A professional Result-Based Project Management Certificate issued by SkillBridge Institute upon successful completion.
Key Topics:
• What is Result-Based Project Management
• RBPM vs Traditional Project Management
• Importance of RBPM in development and business projects
• Accountability and results-focused success
• Core principles: efficiency, effectiveness, impact, relevance, sustainability
• RBPM frameworks (UN, USAID, EU, World Bank)
Practical Activity:
✓ Identify activities vs results for a small community project
Key Topics:
• Inputs → Activities → Outputs → Outcomes → Impact
• Difference between outputs, outcomes, and impact
• Linking activities to long-term results
• Developing a results pathway
Practical Activity:
✓ Build a results chain for a real project (e.g., youth skills training)
Key Topics:
• Problem Tree Analysis
• Objective Tree Development
• Stakeholder mapping and engagement
• Risk identification from stakeholders
Practical Activity:
✓ Create a problem tree and objective tree for a local challenge
Key Topics:
• Writing SMART results
• Indicators for outputs, outcomes, and impact
• Setting realistic targets
• Assumptions and risks
Practical Activity:
✓ Design a mini project with SMART indicators and targets
Key Topics:
• Purpose of a LogFrame
• Goal, Outcomes, Outputs, Activities
• Indicators & Means of Verification
• Assumptions
• Step-by-step LogFrame completion
Practical Activity:
✓ Fill a complete LogFrame for a project
Key Topics:
• Annual work plans
• Activity scheduling
• Result-Based Budgeting (RBB)
• Prioritizing high-impact activities
Practical Activity:
✓ Prepare a work plan and budget linked to the LogFrame
Key Topics:
• Monitoring vs Evaluation
• RBPM monitoring systems
• Developing an M&E plan
• Mid-term, endline, and impact evaluations
Practical Activity:
✓ Create an M&E plan for your project
Key Topics:
• Qualitative & quantitative data
• Data collection tools
• Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs)
• Baselines and targets
Practical Activity:
✓ Conduct a baseline survey using phone tools
Key Topics:
• Results-based reporting formats
• Writing results reports
• Evidence and lessons learned
• Using data for improvement
• Community accountability
Practical Activity:
✓ Prepare a real RBPM results report
Key Topics:
• Risk management in RBPM
• Linking sustainability to results
• Exit strategies
• Learning for future programming
Practical Activity:
✓ Create a risk matrix and sustainability plan
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ReplyDeleteShort Introduction to Results-Based Project Management (RBPM)
ReplyDeleteResults-Based Project Management (RBPM) is an approach to planning, implementing, and managing projects that focuses on results rather than activities alone. In RBPM, the main concern is not just what is done, but what changes are achieved as a result of the project. These changes may include improved livelihoods, better services, increased productivity, or positive environmental outcomes.
RBPM links project inputs and activities directly to outputs, outcomes, and long-term impacts. It helps project managers, donors, governments, and communities to clearly see whether a project is achieving its intended goals. This approach improves accountability, transparency, and learning, because progress is measured using clear indicators.
RBPM is widely used by development organizations, NGOs, governments, and international agencies. It supports better decision-making, efficient use of resources, and continuous improvement throughout the project life cycle.
Problem Analysis and Stakeholders Management in RBPM
Problem Analysis in RBPM
Problem analysis is the process of clearly identifying and understanding the main problem that a project aims to solve. It ensures that a project responds to real needs rather than assumptions.
Identifying the core problem: This is the main issue affecting the target group, such as low crop yields, poor access to clean water, or unemployment.
Analyzing causes: These are factors that create or worsen the problem. For example, low crop yields may be caused by poor soil fertility, lack of inputs, or climate change.
Analyzing effects: These are the consequences of the problem, such as food insecurity, poverty, or malnutrition.
Problem tree analysis: A visual tool where the core problem is placed at the center, causes are shown as roots, and effects as branches.
Problem analysis helps RBPM to:
Design relevant and realistic objectives
Avoid addressing symptoms instead of root causes
Ensure efficient use of resources
Increase chances of achieving sustainable results
Stakeholders Management in RBPM
Stakeholders are individuals, groups, or organizations that have an interest in or are affected by the project.
Examples of stakeholders include:
Beneficiaries (farmers, communities, students)
Government departments
NGOs and donors
Community leaders
Private sector partners
Stakeholder management involves:
Stakeholder identification: Listing all people and groups involved or affected
Stakeholder analysis: Understanding their interests, influence, expectations, and power
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