In July 2015, the Program Management Framework Project was initiated to address challenges and increase efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery through the implementation of consistent management processes at ILRI. The PM Framework Project completed its Program/Project Management workshops in late June 2016 to program leaders, project leaders, program/project management staff, and select support staff to communicate the defined processes to the staff that are responsible for managing our program and projects.

I would like to thank you to all staff who attended and contributed to the Program/Project Management Workshops.

To provide an update on this critical initiative for our organization, we are continuing to move this work forward. In the coming months of October and November 2016, the Program/Project Management Framework team will work with PMOs to ensure program/project alignment to the PMF framework. Furthermore, as the PMF team works to develop the ILRI Communications and Project Work Plan templates, the team members will engage staff for feedback and input. Please engage in these requests so that we can develop templates that will meet the needs of all ILRI programs and projects.

More information on the PM Framework, including the manual can be found at https://www.ilri.org/pmf

If you have any questions regarding the Program/Project Management Framework, please reach out to the PMF team (Assenath Kabugi, Simon Turere, Jasmine Bruno and Nadine Sanginga) at ILRIPMFramework.

Iain A Wright| Deputy Director General – Integrated Sciences