Modern Trends in Monitoring & Evaluation

Introduction

Course Objectives

• Measure the results of a project.
• Use of Results-Based Management (RBM).
• Build monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Identify and analyse the results of an intervention.

Course Outlines

Day 1

Reasons for measuring results & main concepts

• Project Cycle Management.
• Why measuring results.
• Result Based Management
  • Interventions: problems & responsibilities.
  • Results-Driven intervention.
•  Overview of monitoring and evaluation (definitions / key concepts).

Day 2

Designing measurable projects/programmes

• Overall steps in brief.
• Design/Planning
  • Introducing the log frame.
  • Formulating Objectives.
  • Defining Activities.
  • Indicators & Baseline.
  • External Factors.
  • Other programming tools.

Day 3 - 4 

Introduction on Sampling

• Terminology.
• Type of sampling.

Monitoring

• Types of monitoring.
• Activity Monitoring
  •  Scope of activity monitoring.
  • Connecting data with results.
• Situation Monitoring.
• Result Monitoring
  • Scope.
  • Process:
    • Methodology.
    • Preparation (forms).
    • Data collection/processing/analysis and reporting.
    • Implementation of recommendations.
    • Troubleshooting.
• Report writing.

Day 5

Internal & External Evaluation

• Internal evaluation process:
  • Methodology.
  • Trigger.
  • Preparation (terms of reference/forms).
  • Data collection/processing/analyzing and reporting.
  • Implementation of recommendations.
  • Troubleshooting.
• External evaluation:
  • DAC Criteria.
  • Field teams involvement.

OKRs & CFRs

• OKRs & CFRs what are they? Wherefrom did they come?
• OKRs in Action.
• Google’s OKRs and its power.
• Operation crush.
• How OKRs catalyze a culture.
• How CFRs nourish culture.
• Overcoming OKR resistance through culture change.