Find out about the course and begin to think about whether it is possible to manage development.

There are many different views about what development actually is. Find out what these are and think about your own definition.

Now that you have a better understanding of what development is and the discourse around it, you’ll think about what managing that development might look like.

Explore who you are and why this is important for managing development. In particular, consider bias, both conscious and unconscious, and how to mitigate it.

Take a moment to review what you’ve learned in this week of the course.

Look at how development management is done, focusing on projects, the most common form of intervention.

A stakeholder analysis is an important tool for ensuring the project gets off to a strong start. It enables the development manager to identify who the key people or organisations are for the proposed project.

The benefits of development work are not always easy to measure. They can take time to manifest, and have unexpected benefits such as an income generation scheme that also raises self-esteem and confidence to contest injustice.

Take a moment to review what you’ve learned in this course.