Monitoring and Evaluation Foundations

Monitoring and Evaluation Foundations

• Start with the people processes

• Be clear on purpose and scope

• Have a clear theory of change, strategy and results chain

• Drive M&E from meaningful and powerful questions

• Use limited number of well developed indicators

• Gather a diversity of information to tell a good “story”

• Be clear on how information will be used and communicated

M&E Made Simple

• What?

• Why?

• So what?

• Now what?

Data Journey Results Hierarchy / ToC

Objective Hierarchy

Indicators Monitoring Mechanisms

Assumptions and Risks

InputsInputs CostCostActivities

Goal

Purposes

Outputs

Pre-conditions

Pre-conditions

Objective Hierarchy

Indicators Monitoring Mechanisms

Assumptions and Risks

InputsInputs CostCostActivities

Goal

Purposes

Outputs

Pre-conditions

Pre-conditions

Logframe

M&E PLAN

Analysis, R eporting feedback and change

Forms, planning, training, data management

Data gathering methods

Baseline needs and indicators

Information needs and indicators

Performance Question

Analysis, R eporting feedback and change

Forms, planning, training, data management

Data gathering methods

Baseline needs and indicators

Information needs and indicators

Performance Question

M&E Matrix

Field Data Gathering

Quantitative

Qualitative

PRA PIA

Informal discussion

Decisions On Change

Data Management

Stakeholder Meetings and Workshops Analysis and Conclusions Staff meetings

Stakeholder workshops

Annual project reviews

Village meetings

Communicating Results