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2008-10-02
"Quality management in humanitarian action" Training course (Brussels – 5th to 7th November 2008)
This training course (in partnership with VOICE) will be held at ECHO's office in Brussels and in ENGLISH. For more information, please contact Pierre Brunet on +33 (0)4 75 28 29 35. E-Mail : pbrunet@urd.org. |
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2008-09-05
Training course "Evaluating the quality of humanitarian projects" (17-21 November 2008)
This training course will be held at Groupe URD's head office in the south of France (Drôme Provençale) in french. |
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2008-04-08
Training course: The Dynamic COMPAS and the Quality COMPAS (Plaisians en Provence, 23 to 27 June 2008)
This training course will be held at Groupe URD's head office in the south of France (Drôme Provençale) in ENGLISH. For more information, please contact Pierre Brunet on +33 (0)4 75 28 29 35. E-Mail : pbrunet@urd.org. |
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COMPAS Method
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A Quality Assurance method for humanitarian aid |
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The Quality COMPAS is built around a quality reference framework, the compass rose, which is central to the quality assurance method. The compass rose, composed of twelve criteria that define the quality of a humanitarian project, is centred on crisis-affected populations and their context.
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At the four cardinal points, impact and results criteria focus on affected populations and their environment. |
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To meet these four criteria, there are eight structure and process criteria, which focus on the project and the aid agency. |
The two functions of the COMPAS Method :
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Project management
At each stage in the project cycle, aid agencies are faced with a certain number of critical points where the quality of their action may be affected. Each critical point is associated with one of the twelve criteria of the compass rose. By asking questions (key questions), the COMPAS Method guides the user in making decisions in order to ensure ‘quality’ project management.
In this way, agencies can apply the principle of Quality Assurance to their projects.
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Project evaluation
Using the indicators linked to the twelve criteria of the compass rose, aid agencies can assess project quality.
Possible risks and problems can therefore be identified and preventative action taken.
In this way, agencies can apply the principle of Continuous Quality Improvement to their projects.
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The COMPAS Board allows the user to bring together the key elements and information, and thereby monitor and evaluate the project, based on the twelve criteria. Project results (project logic and progress reports) can then viewed from a process management perspective (key questions and decisions). |
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