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Risks and assumptions are crucial items for project to have impact. This part should taken into consideration during project design. For example, currently the world is on Corona 19 epidermic, only the projects that taken considerations of epidermics during their design can achieve their goals.

Why assumptions should not given maximum attention?

I understood why risks and assumptions are important during project design.

Risks are unavoidable. During project design you will make a plan on how to deal with them when occured.

Yes it is. But we should have plan on to deal with them during project design.

The risks and assumptions column of a log frame lists all the things that might disrupt my project plan. All project should pre-empt them in advance

I also read somewhere that within the log-frame context, risks and assumptions are two sides of the same coin: risks are framed as potential negatives, while assumptions are framed positively.

Risks are those problem that might disrupt your project and assumptions are our biases that may hurt our project.

Risks and assumption are outside my control. Is there anyway I can reduce these risks and assumptions.

Assumptions are the the unproven connections within the project, while risks refer to the uncertainties that may be encountered as the project progresses

About Assumptions I have learnt that there things you believe and feel with in you that likely to happen un expectedly.

Risks and assumptions are questions we ask so that we can prevent events and unforseen circumstances that might affect implementation. Assumptions are things we believe without evidence. Risks are things outside our control. These are questions we should ask about what could go wrong. Eg you plan to go I've our free medications in a community outreach, you should ask. Will the patients take the medicine? Even if the do will they follow the instructions on how to use the medicine properly?

Risk and assumptions component of an M$E plan appreciate the fact that projects do not operate in vacuum which means that with all the required resources, things may still go wrong. When assumptions and risks are not identified and explained, addressing them when they arise may be troublesome thus jeopardizing the achievement of project objectives.

This is a very insightful parallel between the two terminologies. They often seem the same things. But just to add, it is possible for an assumption to degenerate into a risk depending on how they are addressed.

Risks and assumptions are important to be identified at the stage of the project/program design so that the factors that will likely hinder the implementation of the project can be managed at the right time. Risks and assumptions can be not only be internal factors (eg, relating to the project/program management in the implementation team) of the project/program itself but also the external factors (eg, political, social, economic, and environmental situations). After identifying them, it is also common practice that the mitigation measures - how to manage and overcome these risks and assumptions are also included in the log-frame.

Risks are some of the bottlenecks which may imped output and outcomes of the project which may result into the failure to reach the planned objectives of the project. These include risks such as a project failing to produce intended results misappropriation of funds by the intended users or another example, having a budget deficit because of luck of proper data collection.
Assumption by definition is belief without evidence. An example is expecting a project to yield results without having a proper basis first planning for the intended goals. This why it is important to start with outcomes coming down to inputs as you work log framework in order to have an effective M&E Plan

When designing a project, identifying the risks and assumptions are of the basics, this will help to erase biases and give an accurate result and outcomes

Data collection tools refers to a system used to collecting data from a selected sample by using or applying the following methods
Questionnaire
Interview
Focus group
Historical orals
Survey
And observation

what happens if your project only has assumptions, and no risks?

you are right. a pandemic such as covid-19 may even change the areas the project beneficiaries may even use the inputs from a project they may received. say if its funds, they may be used for other things such as masks, sanitizers, which were never planned for in a project itself

fusing in the if-then aspect is a really great help. it makes it possible to identify the risks as you move from one level of the project logic to the next...

some projects may decide to not have risks and assumptions for some components of a project, say inputs. this is not a very good practice for M&E...

bias removal and reduction is actually also key in ensuring that there is transparency in a projects implementation life cycle...

using a number of these tools is called triangulation, and helps ensure that findings are valid and accurate...

one way is to ensure that we think beyond the project, by looking at the political landscape, economy, culture and so on of a given area of project implementation...

and also identify areas of improvement

absolutely

Risk and Assumptions is very important in project design because it will help to test whether the chosen Impact of the project will yield the intended results. It will also help to find alternatives of resolving the risks and assumptions if will occur during the project implementation.

Risks are anything outside of your control that might disrupt your plan, while assumptions are your biases: things you believe without much evidence.

I liked the module on risks and assumptions. But how do you know when you are choosing the right risk or the best assumptions?

Module is very interresting for my career

les hypothèse permettent de mieux jaugés le projet. Elles fixent les contours de l'étude et est un indicateur de mesure des objectifs.

risks are the things outside of your control that might disrupt your plan and assumption are biases or the things that you believed without much of evidence or proofs

Risks can be defined as the events that are outside of your control and that might disrupt your plan and activities and may have negative impact on your project.

Assumptions can be defined as your biases. These are things that you believe that could happen without having much evidence. They are situations, events, conditions or decisions which are necessary for the success of the project, but which are largely or completely beyond the control of the project's management and have no evidence on ground yet.

Risk and Assumptions in the log frame is important for the better understanding
what are the main risks in the implementation of projects?
How can we overcome from these risks?

Every project designer must be mindful of the unexpected risks and assumptions, as these usually pose the worst challenges to achieving goal target. As M&E specialists, we really have to take these seriously. And I like the part where in the video he mentioned that they set up a whatsapp page for beneficiaries to report risks and assumptions from the field of project implementation. That really helps

this module has provided me with an in depth knowledge relating to risk and assumptions as part of a project design/cycle

Risks and Assumptions are those things that are out of control of project Managers. The are exogenous factors that can affect a certain project.

Risk is a possible challenge or challenges that have potential or capability of hindering the progress of one's project .

Assumptions are non evidence based beliefs held by individuals

The two primary attributes of a risk are the probability of it happening and the impact (negative or positive) that it might have on a project. Assumptions are “factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration. Prior identification of the risks and assumptions during the project design phase informs the monitoring and Evaluation of the project since they give general basic information on whether or not the project is meeting its desired objectives.

The two primary attributes of a risk are the probability of it happening and the impact (negative or positive) that it might have on a project. Assumptions are “factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration. Prior identification of the risks and assumptions during the project design phase informs the monitoring and Evaluation of the project since they give general basic information on whether or not the project is meeting its desired objectives.

it is important to plan for risks and assumptions ahead of time is so that
you can understand events and conditions that are unforeseeable
that might affect your implementation, therefore giving you enough time to make
decisions at the right time.

I have learnt that overlooking risks and assumption can negatively affect the project success in a huge way

Its important to ask for input from another person as they can easily point out your biases

These are things that might disrupt your plans.

As discussed, the risks a d assumptions list all things that will disrupt a project. It categorically declared that risks and assumptions plays a vital role in prevention of the project spoilage/trouble.

Understanding Risk and assumption at the stage of project design will help the program managers to identify the unexpected things that will affect the project in each stage. This will catalyze the achievement of the intended outcomes and goals of the project

The risk and assumption are very similar to me and i don't even differentiated them.

When you design a project , it is important to identify the risks and assumptions before the project begins. Risks are the things outside of your control that might disrupt your plan. Assumptions are your biases the things that you believe without much evidence.
The risk and assumptions column of a logframe list all the things that might disrupt your plan for each level of the logframe that is inputs, outputs, outcome and impact.

One of the best sides of all projects is Risks and Assumptions; the key skill here in my opinion is being able to think proactively.

Risks and assumptions are the field where we use our proactive acting skills.

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Assumption: Something you consider to be existing.

For example: Let's say your impact is "Increased security of the building"
Then your assumption can be "The admins of the building are commited to secure the people living in the apartment"
The risk: "Security systems being hacked by hackers"

Assumptions are always positive!

Describing risks is very important to identify future issues and to resolve them before it happens. Describing assumptions is a good way to find solutions and gives important goals to your project.

This module really imparted me with a lot of vital information in the area of project design and development.

Atimes we fall into the trap of assumption because we have not yet fully developed the culture of researching and documentation.

Understanding the risk faced by our projects will help us defined our activities in such a way as to mitigate the effects of such risks.
However, it is important to note that some risks are not within our control, as such our mitigating measures maybe limited.

Risks are simply factors that are outside the organisation's control that could cause the project to run through poorly.
Assumptions, therefore, are things that one believes in but are not supported by evidence.
The two are important when linking Monitoring and Evaluation to project design because they help in measuring the progress towards goals.

To performed my project it is important to prepared risk and assumptions in the logframe.

It would be great to keep a chechlist of risks and assuptions for every stage of the logframe. During execution we could adjust accordingly after testing our original assumptions and mitigating against anticipated risks.

I think this is one of the more important steps to determine anything that might go wrong.

Planning the risks and assumptions in advance is helps to understand unpredictable events and conditions which could affect our implementation, thus giving sufficient time to decide at the right time.

EVERYONE PLANNING OR RUNNING AN ORGANIZATION SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

Risks and assumptions are two analogous terms but following the this topic, the difference is clear in the sense that risks are external factors over which we may not have control whereas assumptions are our biases

I appreciate all your submissions

Risks and assumptions are very important factors to consider in a project. This is because there will be always be risks in a project and project implementers will always have their world views which may bias their thoughts and actions. Being aware of this is really important to have a better project outcome.

I think actively monitoring and managing assumptions is very important to help us minimise any adverse impacts.

Risk and assumptions are related to evaluation?

I think this is one of the more important steps to determine anything that might go wrong. They help us to see the potential predicted results. Are they achievable? If they are not in that way, then we can change the previous steppes in time. and arrange Inputs and Outputs better.

Risks is defined as those unforseen things that are not in your control which tends to disrupt your plan or idea. While

Assumptions are those informations you believe without an evidence or proof they can also be called biases.

Risk and assumptions are very important to find before a project starts or kicks off.

You should ask what could go wrong for each level of your logframes ;inputs ,outputs ,outcomes and impact.

Knowing your risks and assumptions helps the project run smoothly. Thanks

I believe all projects comes with risks as risks and assumptions works hand in hand. There can't be assumptions without risks involved. Thanks

C'est vraiment génial. Ce cours me permet de comprendre la base même de suivi et évaluation.
J'ai adoré.

Merci

Risk is uncertain threat that if occurred hampers the impact. Risks are outside the control of project.
Assumptions are plan or belief without valid evidence. Example of Assumptions: The stable government, good climate etc

Without risk and assumptions no project can be envisioned. There are always risks while designing the project and will consider certain assumptions for successful completion of project

Very interesting topic. To add, the team may not be able to clearly state all the risks and assumptions, but must be ready to learn from the project as they progress with it and document any new risks.

Very interesting topic. To add, the team may not be able to clearly state all the risks and assumptions, but must be ready to learn from the project as they progress with it and document any new risks.

Risk and assumptions affect the projects outcome/goal.risks are clearly outlined whereas assumptions are own beliefs with no scientific proof which can be altered or overlooked when need be.
Clearly understanding of both will help in proper planning

It enabled me to know some points risks and assumptions.

Given the knowledge I have acquired couple with previous experiences, it is compelling to identify and outlines all possible risks and assumptions that are potentially capable of undermining the different components of your logical frame work. Though there may still be some unexpected risks and assumptions that may popup at the end of the project, but they may not be potential enough tp undermine the overall expected impact as compare to not including risks and assumptions into the logical frame work from the onset.

Having knowledge on what risks and assumptions strengthen your ability to design a more successful project. Because we don't have control over risks, all positive thoughts and questions about things that might thwart the possibility of the project should be reviewed well.

Thanks to everyone for your contributions!

In project management risks are unavoidable.

It was great learning this

if you received the money then you will do the business
if you do the business then you will expand the business
if you expand the business the you create an impact

It is interesting, how to validate the risks and assumptions , makes us be more objective with our project, so you can see what would go wrong, and have reality. Have an idea of ​​how things will be, but not guarantee, that is part of what must be considered broadly

Really eyeopening topic.

The assumptions describe the situations, events, conditions or decisions which are necessary for the success of the project, but which are largely or completely beyond the control of the project's management. Risks are events that may have a negative impact on the project.
In fact, assumptions can be simply viewed as low-level risks.
''You can live with your assumptions, but you must manage your risks.''

@lucecitahm27 said in Module 2 Discussion: Risks and Assumptions:

It is interesting, how to validate the risks and assumptions , makes us be more objective with our project, so you can see what would go wrong, and have reality. Have an idea of ​​how things will be, but not guarantee, that is part of what must be considered broadly
That's great (when you have an idea of ​​how things will be)

That's great
As you go up the results chain, the programme is less and less in control of these risks and their mitigation. Therefore, risks can only be appropriately identified at the output and outcome levels, as the overall objective (impact) is beyond the control of the programme.

This topic is a great one; it helped my eyes open to a new and exciting knowledge of M&E. Unfortunately, I don't have full access to the course content and discussion board because I am a screen reader user. My screen reader cannot read the content of this discussion board.

Risks and assumptions are two sides of a coin and in order to be regarded as such, there must be some level of uncertainty and/or being out of control of the project.

Simple information needs to be added
Project risk management is important to project success

Is risk and assumption affect from the negative point? OR, Is there positive strengthen risk and assumption?

Emergency Healthcare Services for children:

• Incidence of children falling sick / seriously ill.
• Inadequate number of participants.
• Incidence of Unauthorized entry.
• Procurement & transfer of school aids and stationaries .

There arent enough human resource to reach out to the KP
The beneficiaries may not be residents of the township
The participants may not be interested in the project

At times, risks and assumptions are difficult to identify but they remain essential to project design. They can even lead to a greater understanding of the accuracy of an input, output, outcome or impact. Also, when risks and assumptions are well identify they are more likely to be overcome.

Risks and assumptions provides a perfect room for set backs. This can be helpful due to the fact that alternative actions can be sought well in time just incase things do not go well.

While planning for a project design you must think of the immediate risk and assumptions involved in the project, there was a project our organization was embarked on,it was 100kilo watt solar photovoltaic system during monitoring and evaluation plans there was no room for risk and assumption but it occurred to the estimate of collapse the whole system which we spent a lot of resources to fix the project back,so risk and assumptions in any project design are prerequisite.

The parents of the girls that suppose to benefit from the project will not allow their girls to participate fully in the microloans to start their businesses.

There are some girls that have no ideas of starting business.

Lack of business skills is another challenges.

Risks and assumption is an important step in designing project an ensuring the success of the intervention. There is no project that is under total control, there will exist some circumstances (biases) that will be out of your control, but it is important/necessary to identify them. This section of the project design (Risks/assumption) helps us identify potential bias and settle way to escape or manage them.

Risk and assumption are not evidence based and they are biase. One should always think of the risk the project might come across and how to prevent the risks.