A Guide to Assessing Needs: Essential Tools for Collecting Information, Making Decisions, and Achieving Development Results (World Bank Training Series)

Watkins, Ryan; West Meiers, Maurya; Visser, Yusra

ISBN 10: 0821388681 / ISBN 13: 9780821388686

Published by World Bank Publications (edition 1), 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Assessing Needs: Essential Tools for Collecting Information, Making Decisions, and Achieving Development Results (World Bank Training Series)
• Publisher: World Bank Publications (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821388681
• ISBN 13: 9780821388686
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The earliest decisions that lead to development projects are among the most critical in determining long-term success. This phase of project development transforms exciting ideas into project proposals, setting the stage for a variety of actions that will eventually lead (if all goes well) to desirable results. From deciding to propose a sanitation project in South Asia to selecting approaches that strengthen school management in South America, these decisions are the starting place of development. This book is your guide to having assessing needs and then making essential decisions about what to do next. Needs assessments support this early phase of project development with proven approaches for gathering information and making justifiable decisions. Filled with practical strategies, tools, and guides, you will find that this book covers both large-scale formal needs assessments, as well as less-formal assessments that guide daily decisions. Included in the book is a blend of rigorous methods and realistic tools that can help you make informed and reasoned decisions. Use the tools featured in the book to conduct focus groups, develop surveys, prioritize needs, and lead group decision-making; developing a comprehensive, yet realistic, approach to identifying needs and selecting among alternative ways forward.