Define the desired impact of the research teams stakeholder engagement activities on the clinical trial agenda. This a training material on introduction to monitoring and evaluation framework. Why you need to design a monitoring and evaluation system a systematic approach to designing a monitoring and evaluation system enables your team to. It can assist an organization, program, design, project or any other intervention or initiative to assess any aim, realisable conceptproposal, or any alternative, to help in decisionmaking. Planning and implementing a project monitoring and evaluation system. Project monitoring, evaluation and reporting section consists of two main parts. Evaluation draws on the data and information generated by the monitoring system as a way of analyzing the trends in effects and impact of the project. Logic models types of evaluations components of evaluation. Building staff competencies for accountable programming. Rather than providing set definitions of each term, this glossary aims to provide pragmatic, userfriendly explanations of what these terms mean. In this case, data is collected throughout the life cycle of the project. Experiences with development planning were viewed as unsatisfactory prior to. Planning and programme and project definitionprojects and programmes have a.
Types of evaluation centers for disease control and. May 15, 2017 20 differences between monitoring and evaluation may 15, 2017 sandesh adhikari health programs and policies 0 monitoring and evaluation are important management tools that are necessary to track the progress and facilitate decision making for present and future interventions. This tool briefly describes both monitoring and evaluation, and the distinction. There are a variety of evaluation designs, and the type of evaluation should match the development level of the program or program activity appropriately. Monitoring helps project managers to understand whether the projects are progressing in schedule and to ensure that project inputs, activities, outputs and external factors are proceeding as planned. As a pdf format, you can print this out, or type into it. Monitoring is conducted after a programme has begun and continues throughout the programme implementation period. To highlight resultsbased monitoring and evaluation and the key steps for implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation implementation framework for continuing professional. Evaluation is a systematic determination of a subjects merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. Difference between monitoring and evaluation with comparison. This allows judging the benefits of a programme against its costs and identifying which intervention has the highest rate of return. They are critical tools for forwardlooking strategic positioning, organisational learning and for sound management. To present approaches to project monitoring and evaluation using the logframe. Guidelines for programme design, monitoring and evaluation. Glossary of key terms in monitoring and evaluation terms used in monitoring and evaluation are often technical and difficult to understand. Monitoring is a continuous assessment of programmes based on early detailed information on. A framework should explain how the programme is supposed to work by laying out the components of the initiative and the order or the steps needed to achieve the desired results. Monitoring is the systematic process of collecting, analyzing and using information to track a programmes progress toward reaching its.
This is the regular systematic collection and analysis of information to track the progress of program implementation against pre. Introduction to monitoring and evaluation using the logical. Its goal is to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and impact. It also identifies the measures by which the projects anticipated results will be monitored. To get some more differences on these two, check out the article presented below. What happened in the past is irrelevant except to learn. A clear framework is essential to guide monitoring and evaluation. Information gathered through monitoring is used to analyze, evaluate the all of the components of a project or a department in order to.
Monitoring is the systematic and routine collection of data during project implementation for the purpose of establishing whether an intervention is moving towards the set objectives or project goals. Monitoring and evaluation in the context of rbm 9 b. Includes good examples of a postdistribution pileranking tool and a distributionmonitoring tool. Development cooperation as part of foreign policy 1. Monitoring the implementation of recommendations and actions will be done in a systematic way, and progress reported annually to the executive board. Implications for the country office 16 figures,tables and boxes for part i. Design, monitoring and evaluation are all part of resultsbased project management. The table below shows the results chain using a set of definitions originally developed by oecd dac in 2002 oecd, 2010. When you initially plan your strategy, youre basing it on that moment in time. Monitoring and evaluation of european cohesion policy. To set out the key principles for developing indicators. An evaluation should enable the incorporation of lessons learned into the decisionmaking process of both partner and donor.
Evaluation of the project process, outputs and partnership meetings and consolidated project framework 20022004 with action plans. The a systematic process of observing, tracking, and recording activities or data for the purpose of measuring program or project implementation and its progress towards achieving objectives. Highquality monitoring of information encourages timely decisionmaking, ensures project accountability, and provides a robust foundation for evaluation and learning. In previous chapters, we provide information about how to develop evaluation metrics for specific aspects of. Of monitoring and evaluation definition and purpose by phil bartle, phd workshop handout this explains what monitoring is and the purposes it serves. The cycle also shows the importance of building in of monitoring and evaluation at the planning stage of the programme. This is a document prepared by the commission services. Guidelines for programme design, monitoring and evaluation table of contents key terms 1. Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning meal.
Evaluation and control is a step built into a strategic plan so the plan can be evaluated while its being implemented and changes can be made to the plan as needed. It is a process of routinely gathering information on all aspects of. A logframe is another name for logical framework, a planning tool consisting of a matrix which provides an overview of a projects goal, activities and anticipated results. Projectprogramme monitoring and evaluation guide 2. Glossary of key terms in monitoring and evaluation. It provides a structure to help specify the components of a project and its activities and for relating them to one another. The key idea underlying project cycle management, and specifically monitoring and evaluation, is to help those responsible for managing the resources and activities of a project to enhance development results along a continuum, from shortterm to longterm. Adapted from gage and dunn 2009, frankel and gage 2007, and path monitoring and evaluation initiative evaluation is the systematic assessment of.
Evaluation is a critical component for any program, as it allows program designers to identify gaps, strengths, best practices, and learnings that can help them improve implementation in the future. In some cases, it should be noted that monitoring data might. Next, one needs to identify relevant values, collect appropriate data, and systematically combine the values with the descriptive data to convey, in a useful and concise way, defensible answers to the key evaluation questions see exhibit 1. Monitoring helps project managers to understand whether the projects are progressing in schedule and to ensure that project inputs, activities, outputs and external factors are proceeding as. Handbook on planning monitoring and evaluating for development. But it is important to note that different organisations may use different definitions, and there may be little consistency between these different. The handbook recognizes that planning, monitoring and evaluation require a focus. This chapter provides an overview of basic evaluation principles, including. Justify the need and budget for these stakeholder engagement activities. Monitoring evaluation timing monitoring is a continuing evaluation assesses the function that takes place entire project cycle. In this unit, we will define the concepts monitoring and evaluation.
Oct 25, 2017 the primary difference between monitoring and evaluation is that while monitoring is a continuous activity, performed at the functional level of management, evaluation is a periodic activity, performed at the business level. The primary difference between monitoring and evaluation is that while monitoring is a continuous activity, performed at the functional level of management, evaluation is a periodic activity, performed at the business level. It is through the continuous monitoring of project performance that you have an opportunity to learn about what is working well and what challenges are arising. How to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan the compass. Monitoring is the regular observation and recording of activities taking place in a project or programme. The who evaluation website will include copies of all evaluation reports as part of the overall. A s promised in the preface,this books approach is to give you a barebones, nutsandbolts guide about how to do an evaluation. A framework increases understanding of the programmes goals and objectives, defines the. Monitoring is sometimes referred to as process, performance or formative evaluation. A step by step guide to monitoring and evaluation university of. Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning meal 7.
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