Monitoring & Evaluation for Contracts Implementation and Project Closure

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.