Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 4, Session 4: The Project Cycle | Page 61 of 91

Trainer Material 2: Project Cycle Questions & Activities

Use the table below to provide coaching and feedback to participants when they sort questions and activities
into each step of the project cycle.

Project Cycle Questions Activities
Identifying What is most important to us?
What are some changes we can make with a
project?
Who else cares about this issue?
What do other people think about this issue?

Make a list of your group’s ideas

Write a survey

Interview people

Research at the library

Search the Internet

Decide which issue to work on

Planning What is the best way to make the change we
would like?
What resources do we have?
What resources do we need?
Is this project realistic?
How will we know we have been successful?

Make a list of all the steps for doing the

project (Action Plan)

Find other people who can help

Find other resources you need Determine

what the project will cost

Doing What has to get done?
Who is doing which part of the project?

Follow the list of steps for doing the project

Reviewing How well is the project going?
Are we close to our goal?
What else has to be done before we finish?
Will we finish on time?
What has been accomplished with the
project?

Compare actual results with the results you

expected

Look for things that are not going as well as

expected

Revise plans if the situation has changed

Celebrating Did we finish?
Are we happy with the result?
Who should we thank?
What did we learn?
What new project could we do now?

Thank individuals who helped

Thank those who provided money and

resources