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In Senegal, rural communities depend on natural resources close to their settlement. Therefore,Natural Resource Management efforts require the effective participation of communities, specifically memberswhose socio-economic activities have the biggest impact on the resource. While men's participation is not anissue, social and cultural norms still govern women's participation and may prevent women from beinginvolved. Non-Governmental Organisations working in NRM have to evaluate the importance of this genderimbalance and its impact on the sustainability of their projects. Open-ended questions during semi-structuredexploratory interviews with NGO project staffs as well as the results of analyses using Progressive Focussinghighlight the role of a project staff’s perception of gender as a concept and its utility in achieving the project’sobjectives. The study concludes that project staff members interpret the concept of “gender integration” asmeaning “women integration”. The gender-sensitivity of the project staff is important if gender aspects are to beincluded in the project cycle. Finally, gender integration ensures the sustainability of NRM projects in Senegalwhen socio-cultural factors are taken into consideration.

Test staff working in modern software consultancy companies often have to work in multiple customer projects that differ not only technically, but also regarding organisational, management and social aspects. The ease and speed with which the staff can adapt to new projects and environments is crucial for the success and profitability of the consultancy company. This paper presents the results of a study on how management in a Swedish software company can facilitate test staff relocation. Interviews with consultants in the testing department were conducted to elicit the differences between testing projects they have and are involved in and their views on the challenges of and learning needed when relocating between projects. Based on this we present an approach to better support such staff relocations in the future. The approach is based on a knowledge sharing structure and process and the introduction of specific templates to capture and document testing experience. An initial, static validation in the test consultancy show that the approach has merit and should be further evaluated.