Understanding Development Management (FutureLearn)

As you learn to unpack what development management is, you will recognise the complexities and political nature of development. You will also apply a development management tool to a real-world context.

What topics will you cover?

- An explanation of what development management and development are

- A story of development management

- An opportunity to engage with development management and consider mitigating unconscious bias

- The practice of development management and the rights to manage development for others

- The project cycle and a stakeholder analysis tool.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Demonstrate your understanding of the different forms development and its management have taken, in theory and in practice

- Describe the key concepts, theories and methods that reveal development management as a process that is personal, political and professional

- Assess project cycle and stakeholder analysis as a tool used by development managers