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   IDSIG was founded to reduce poverty in developing countries by increasing the impact of international development projects and programs by improving project and program management of development projects. The IDSIG comprises professionals from lending organizations (multilateral, bi-laterals), developmental NGOs and independent professionals with experience in project management of development projects and programs in developing countries.

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   The International Development SIG (ID SIG) focuses on the specific and specialized project management needs and issues of Internationally Funded Projects in the Public Sector in Developing Countries

Purpose

• To reduce poverty in developing countries by increasing the impact of international development projects and programs by improving project and program management of development projects.
• The IDSIG comprises professionals from lending organizations (multilaterals, bi-laterals), developmental NGOs and independent professionals with experience in project management of development projects and programs in developing countries.

Vision

To have effective and efficient project management employed in international development institutions and on the projects and programs they fund in developing countries.

Mission

To promote and facilitate high quality project management for internationally funded projects and programs in the public sector in developing countries and the associated international development institutions: Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs); other UN agencies; Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); and Bilateral Government Agencies.

• Chartered 6 February 2001
• Current Membership about 500

1. Establish and promote a forum of communications and interchange between international development project management professionals.
2. Provide state-of-the-art information about knowledge, principles, standards, practices, and techniques in International Development Project Management.
3. Promote project management in international development institutions.
4. Promote project management on international development funded projects and programs in developing countries.
5. Provide a resource to lending agencies and officials in developing countries for improving project management on international development programs and projects.

Common Challenges of International Development

• Poor quality of project implementation = schedule & disbursement delays, cost overruns and costly re-engineering
• Projects well conceived technically but poorly from operational/implementation standpoint
• Poorly implemented project technical assistance

• The most important factor for project success is to have competent and a qualified project manager responsible
• There is an urgent need for qualified PM professionals in-country and in International Development Institutions
• The highest impact activity would be to require all in-country PMs to be International Development Project Management certified

• Develop International Development sub-sector IDPM BOK, competencies, certification, training, required in-country PM to be certified IDPMs.
• Develop internal PM capacity of International Development Institutions.
• Forge links with bilateral and multilateral development >institutions, and governments and institutions of developing countries.

Standards/Certification

• There are currently no specialized standards or certification for International Development Project Management.
• There is little training available on this sub-sector. Most training focuses on international procurement, selection and evaluation of development projects and financial management.
• There is a need to develop specialized International Development Project Management: Global competencies and standards, Certification and Training.
• The IDSIG hopes to build on existing Project Management BOKs to accomplish these things.