Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation with MS Project

About This Course

Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation with MS Project is a practical, skills-based training programme designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and tools to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate projects using recognised project-management methods and Microsoft Project.

The course combines project planning and scheduling, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Gantt charts, resource allocation, budget and timeline tracking, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), results frameworks, progress reporting and performance assessment.

Participant will learn to use Microsoft Project to develop schedules, establish baselines, monitor progress and analyse schedule variances, while applying M&E principles to assess project outputs, outcomes, effectiveness and impact. Microsoft Project supports comparisons between baseline schedules and actual progress, helping project managers identify slippages and take corrective action.

Course promise: Equip professionals to plan projects effectively, use MS Project to monitor implementation, measure results and produce evidence-based reports that support better project decisions.

Course Objectives

Apply project-management principles throughout the project lifecycle.
Develop project plans, Work Breakdown Structures, activity schedules and Gantt charts using Microsoft Project.
Sequence activities, identify dependencies, estimate durations and establish project baselines.
Allocate resources and monitor planned versus actual project performance.
Develop results frameworks, logical frameworks, indicators and monitoring plans.
Collect, analyse and interpret project-performance data.
Monitor project schedules, identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
Evaluate project outputs, outcomes, effectiveness and sustainability.
Prepare progress reports, dashboards and management presentations.
Integrate project scheduling with M&E processes to improve accountability and results.

What You Will Learn

To translate project objectives into activities, deliverables, timelines and milestones.
To develop and manage a complete project schedule using Microsoft Project.
To establish baselines and compare planned performance with actual progress.
To track resource assignments, work completion and schedule deviations.
To develop logical frameworks, indicators, targets and monitoring plans.
To distinguish between project activities, outputs, outcomes and longer-term impact.
To collect and interpret reliable project-performance data.
To identify delays, implementation gaps and risks before they become major problems.
To prepare evidence-based progress reports for senior management, clients and donors.
To use monitoring findings to recommend practical improvements and corrective action.

Skills You Will Gain

Project planning: Translate objectives into structured project plans and deliverables.
MS Project proficiency: Create schedules, Gantt charts, dependencies, milestones and baselines.
Resource management: Allocate resources and monitor workloads and assignments.
Schedule control: Compare planned and actual dates, identify variance and track corrective action.
M&E framework development: Develop results chains, logical frameworks, indicators and targets.
Data analysis: Interpret monitoring data and assess progress against targets.
Performance reporting: Prepare project status reports, dashboards and progress summaries.
Evaluation and learning: Assess results, identify implementation gaps and document lessons learned.
Donor and management accountability: Produce evidence-based reports that support decisions and demonstrate results.

Why Choose Komatek Academy

Komatek Academy's programme integrates project planning, scheduling, monitoring, evaluation and practical software skills in one training experience. Rather than treating MS Project and M&E as separate subjects, participants learn how to connect activity implementation with performance measurement and evidence-based reporting.
The course is particularly useful for organisations that need to strengthen project execution, demonstrate results, improve accountability and provide reliable progress reports to management, government institutions and donors.
Participants leave with practical tools and draft project outputs they can adapt to their workplace.
Register your interest with Komatek Academy to explore individual enrolment, technical training, team development or a customised organisational programme.

Who Should Attend

Project Managers

Program Managers

Operations Managers

Team Leaders

Business Analysts

PMO Professionals

Department Heads

Consultant Project Leads

IT Project Managers

Course Content

MODULE 01

Fundamentals of Project Management

Project concepts and lifecycle; project initiation and planning; defining scope, objectives and deliverables; stakeholder analysis; project governance; resource planning; risk management; and the relationship between project management and results-based delivery

MODULE 02

Project Planning and Scheduling with MS Project

Creating project files; setting calendars; developing a Work Breakdown Structure; entering activities; estimating durations; linking dependent tasks; creating milestones; generating Gantt charts; identifying the critical path; and producing a structured project schedule.

MODULE 03

Resource Allocation, Budgeting and Project Controls

Assigning people and resources to activities; managing workloads; understanding project costs; establishing schedule and cost baselines; monitoring resource utilisation; updating progress; analysing schedule variances; and managing changes to approved project plans

MODULE 04

Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks

Introduction to M&E; results-based management; Theory of Change; logical frameworks; inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts; indicator development; baseline and target setting; monitoring plans; and evaluation questions.

MODULE 05

Data Collection, Analysis and Performance Measurement

Designing data-collection tools; selecting quantitative and qualitative indicators; data quality assurance; routine monitoring; verification of reported results; analysing performance against targets; identifying implementation gaps; and interpreting findings for management decisions.

MODULE 06

Integrating MS Project with Monitoring and Evaluation

Connecting project activities and milestones to results frameworks; linking schedules to monitoring indicators; tracking planned versus actual progress; establishing review cycles; documenting delays; analysing schedule variance; and coordinating implementation data with M&E reporting. MS Project supports schedule and resource tracking, while indicators and outcome data may require complementary tools.

MODULE 07

Project Reporting, Evaluation and Corrective Action

Preparing progress reports; using dashboards and visual reports; identifying underperforming activities; reporting risks and issues; evaluating project outputs and outcomes; recommending corrective actions; documenting lessons learned; and communicating findings to management, donors and stakeholders.

MODULE 08

Practical Project Simulation and Case Studies

Developing a sample project schedule in MS Project; creating milestones and dependencies; assigning resources; establishing a baseline; updating actual progress; preparing a results framework; analysing implementation variances; and presenting a monitoring report with recommendations.

Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation with MS Project