Appendix 4
The Questionnaire
Section A – General information
Name of the NGO:_________________ Country of the NGO:_________________
Is your NGO the local organization (ex. WWF Italy) of an international federation/network/organization (ex. WWF): [ ] Yes [ ] No
In the following questions, please refer to your country data:
Size of the NGO (# of employees):______ Number of projects per year:____
Total income of the NGO for the year 2010:_______________USD (approx)
What is the importance of International Development projects on total NGO activities?
| marginal | important | core |
How many projects have you managed in the last 2 years:_______of which _______ were international (i.e. beneficiaries live in another country)
Average project duration:______________months
Average size of the managed projects in the last 2 years (USD):
Please specify the prevalent aims of the projects you managed in the last 2 years:
Score your agreement with the following sentences (1: Strongly disagree; 5: strongly agree):
| The context of my projects is characterized by a high variability (prices, laws, availability of personnel, suppliers,…) |
| During the execution/implementation phase my projects are significantly changed (due to unexpected constraints, local needs, etc.) |
| At the end of the project we evaluate and communicate the results to the stakeholders |
| As a project manager I am responsible for the long term project impact (outcome / goal) |
Average number of stakeholders (ex. sponsors, local governments) involved per project:____________of which__________are local implementing partners
Indicate the importance of the following results for different actors and the performance achieved (1: Very Low - 5: Very High):
| Importance for the NGO | Average performance achieved on the projects | |
| Comply with the budget | ||
| Comply with the expected time | ||
| Comply with quality (deliver exactly the output expected) | ||
| Obtain long term project impact (outcome / goal) | ||
| Stakeholder/partners involvement | ||
| Ownership extension of the project to the local community | ||
| Monitoring and reporting to the stakeholders | ||
| Economic sustainability after the end of the project | ||
| Satisfaction of the local community |
Section B – Methodologies, tools and performances
For each methodology please score your level of knowledge.
For each tool please score the percentage of adoption and the level of importance:
Section C – Logical Framework
PLEASE, FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION ONLY IF YOU ADOPTED THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK IN YOUR PROJECTS
Did you follow a specific guideline for the Logical Framework? (ex. USAID, European Union, etc.) 
Yes No
If yes, which one?__________________
How would you rate your knowledge of the Logical Framework tool?
________________5: Very High; 1: Very Low
For each question tick one or more options:
Score from 1 to 5 your agreement with the following sentences (1: Strongly disagree; 5: strongly agree):
| LF helps in the initial part of the planning phase (identification of objectives and activities) |
| LF represents guidance for the entire project |
| LF is frequently updated during the project |
| LF is used in the evaluation phase at the end of the project |
| LF is often prepared at the end of the planning phase as a summary of the objectives and activities |
| LF is difficult to prepare with clear and objective causal relationships |
| LF provides a common terminology facilitating the interactions among the various stakeholders |
| LF is too simple and omits vital aspects of a project |
| LF is easily integrated with other Project Management tools |
| Objectives and Assumption in the LF are easy to verify at the end of the project |
| LF is used in the reports and project meetings |
| LF is time consuming to prepare and update |
| LF is the most important tool I use to manage my projects |
| LF significantly contributes to the performance in terms of cost (e.g. comply with the original budget) or time (e.g. respect the deadlines) |
| LF significantly contributes to obtain what was originally planned in terms of output |
| LF significantly contributes to obtain an output that actually responds to local needs |
| Too many information are required in the LF given the difficulties in defining the hierarchy of objectives |