Training Course: Monitoring & Evaluation for Contracts Implementation and Project Closure

Monitoring and evaluating for contracts implementation

REF: PM321594

DATES: 25 - 29 Nov 2024

CITY: Amsterdam (Netherlands)

FEE: 4200 £

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Introduction

Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is the very cornerstone of reporting requirements under many projects being implemented across the globe. Consistent and quality reports require that M&E system are strengthened to sufficient levels that allow for a thorough analysis of findings, cross learning, and measuring the impact of project interventions.

Course Objectives

  • Develop an understanding of the characteristics of an effective M&E system.
  • Explore how to design and manage an effective M&E system.
  • Identify national and firm projects and programmes to be implemented.
  • Understand the importance of, and ensure the use of effective participatory methods.
  • Design and implement a new or improved monitoring and evaluation system for Development projects.
  • Develop evaluation questions that address stakeholders needs.
  • Identify key success areas and performance indicators.

Course Outlines

Day 1: Introduction to M&E

  • Overview of Project Management.
  • Overview of Monitoring and evaluation (M & E).
  • The need and importance of M & E in development projects.
  • M&E as a Component of the Project Planning & Implementation Process.

Day 2: Projects Stakeholders

  • Community involvement in Projects monitoring.
  • Stakeholder Analysis.
  • Coordinating with national bodies, project steering committees, and project staff.

Day 3: Data collection, management and data quality

  • Deciding Data Collection Strategies.
  • Developing Data Collection Instruments.
  • Monitoring Tools, Methods and Procedures.
  • Evaluation Types (process evaluation, impact evaluation).
  • Designing and Implementing Development Project Evaluation.

Day 4: Projects Evaluation

  • Planning the Flow of Information.
  • Dealing with multiple projects.
  • Key Success Areas and Logic Models.
  • Key Performance Indicators.
  • Responding to Monitoring Results.
  • Models of evaluation.
  • Planning an evaluation.
  • Tools for project control.
  • Development Project Monitoring.
  • Designing a Monitoring System.
  • Techniques of project monitoring auditing.
  • Evaluating project management systems and practices.
  • Evaluating social and institutional change.
  • Measuring results and impacts.
  • Assessing economic, social and environmental impact.
  • M&E Challenges.

Day 5: Structure and types of indicators

  • Design a M&E framework.
  • Monitoring the M&E framework.
  • Communicating the M&E framework.
  • Understanding the roles of key practitioners in the maintenance of the framework.
  • Facilitate team performance improvements using assessment findings.
  • Establish performance standards and monitoring systems – linking individual and organizational processes.

Training Course: Monitoring & Evaluation for Contracts Implementation and Project Closure

Monitoring and evaluating for contracts implementation

REF: PM321594

DATES: 25 - 29 Nov 2024

CITY: Amsterdam (Netherlands)

FEE: 4200 £

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