Pdf projects monitoring and evaluation information system. Project programme monitoring and evaluation guide 2. A practitioners manual on monitoring and evaluation of development. What is the provincial mpa monitoring and evaluation. Hand book and the strategic communications handbook both provide a. Monitoring is the collection and analysis of information about a project or. The emergence and evolution of evaluation as a discipline though it is recent, evaluation of development programs and projects is a growing and increasingly visible practice in developing countries. It also addresses the opportunities for and obstacles to free. The handbook recognizes that planning, monitoring and evaluation require a focus on nationally owned. It is intended to support country offices in aligning their monitoring and evaluation systems with rbm methodologyspecifically in tracking and measuring the performance of undp. Development of online counseling system and usability. Research and development and other functions to ensure profitability and sustained growth. Without effective management, projects and programs are unlikely to meet their time, cost, quality, and development objectives. Handbook for monitoring and evaluation 1st edition october 2002.
Effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation in enhancing performance of social development projects in busia countya survey of government social development projects kevin mulama 1, mr. Monitoring and evaluation in the development sector, kpmg international, 2014. Lessons learned will also be used to inform best practice guidelines. These tips include sections on purpose of monitoring and evaluation, strategic questions, and a stepbystep tips on designing monitoring and evaluation for your project. Projects monitoring and evaluation issues and challenges a case study of drg funded mdg projects and programs 2008 2010 in borno state by. Indicators should be objective, verifiable and clearly understood by all stakeholders 5. Chapter 5 describes different approaches to monitoring including progress, process and participatory monitoring. A stepbystep primer on monitoring, benchmarking, and impact evaluation rebekka e. Introduction to monitoring and evaluation using the. The research recommended efficient monitoring and evaluation on cdf projects in order to achieve the intended objectives.
Pdf projects monitoring and evaluation information. A practitioners manual on monitoring and evaluation of development projects xv intended results. New developments and challenges conference report november 2011 as development organisations, we are all finding ourselves placing a greater emphasis on measuring for results, on looking for evidence of impact, on justifying our effectiveness and on responding to a growing demand for accountability. Nevertheless, this one has been conceived as a tool to make the project even better.
The everchanging development landscape accompanied by the increased challenges of accountability, performance, quality standards and learning make this a timely publication for the monitoring and evaluation division. They often act a funder to the program organizations in different countries. All reading materials for this course will all be made available online. Project monitoring and evaluation in agriculture english abstract. Presented at the forum on evaluation of international cooperation projects centering on development of human resources in the field. Planning and implementing a project monitoring and evaluation system. Monitoring and evaluation of development projects pdf download. Monitoring and evaluation of capacity development in gef. Empirical data from geffunded projects will help the further development and improvement of the indicators described below. This manual was created to support the evaluation of the egyptian health sector reform.
Evaluation is the periodic, retrospective assessment of an organisation, project or programme that might be conducted internally or by external independent evaluators. Project monitoring, evaluation and reporting section consists of two main parts. Projects monitoring and evaluation issues and challenges a. Guidelines for programme design, monitoring and evaluation.
This book will be quite resourceful for learners in both project management and monitoring and evaluation, as it highlights on varied issues dealing with the theme of the subject. An overarching monitoring and evaluation framework is being developed for the accord as a whole. Monitoring and evaluation tools, framework, plan and courses. Gruna a europe and central asia human development department, the world bank, washington, dc, usa.
Factors affecting the efectiveness of monitoring and. They are critical tools for forwardlooking strategic positioning, organisational learning and for sound management. By kultar singh, dharmendra chandurkar and varun dutt. Project monitoring and evaluation in agriculture english. The monitoring and evaluation framework and system module 6.
Managing the implementation of development russell d. Challenges and opportunities of evaluation in fostering. To some people, a monitoring and evaluation manual may sound like yet another administrative burden imposed upon development work. Ten steps to a resultsbased monitoring and evaluation. These guidelines are meant primarily for design, monitoring and evaluation of projects, but the basic principles are applicable in all types of cooperation. Many international ngos are different from traditional international development agencies. Negotiate between stakeholders to decide what to monitor and evaluate 4. This publication, the handbook on monitoring and evaluating for results, a d d r e s s e s the monitoring and evaluation of development results. Douglas musiega 3 1student, jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and tech. Evaluation can be a tool to help project managers assess to what extent the projects have achieved the. An excelenabled version of this tool is available for download at.
A practitioners manual on monitoring and evaluation of development projects. How to design a monitoring and evaluation framework for a. Unlike development agencies, ingo typically has office headquartered in western countries such as the us, canada or europe. Handbook on planning monitoring and evaluating for development. In 1997, new york city adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid f. This manual provides practical recommendations on the development and support of programme monitoring and evaluation systems for programmes and projects providing hivaids prevention among mostatrisk populations and care and support for people living with hivaids. Common issues affecting lessons learned monitoring and. A step by step guide to monitoring and evaluation transition network. Development of online counseling system and usability evaluation chieko kato faculty of information sciences and arts, toyo university, kawagoe, japan.
Monitoring is the collection and analysis of information about a project or programme, undertaken while the project programme is ongoing. You can also download the resource as a word document at. This booklet deals with the entire subject matter of the tools and techniques used in monitoring and evaluation. In a readerfriendly style, the manual provides answers to what monitoring and evaluation are about, and what it takes to perform. Depending on its specific purpose, a highquality evaluation provides information that enables you to improve an ongoing project, judge the overall merits of a project, or generate knowledge about what works and what. Because of the need to monitor the implementation of agricultural projects and to evaluate their achievements, these activities are now a routine part of project appraisal. A practitioners manual on monitoring and evaluation of. Rick davies, a monitoring and evaluation staple and manager of the monitoring and evaluation news website, has expressed similar sentiments, arguing that the lfa is not appropriately structured to capture the complexity of social change and change theory required to explain success or failure in international development planning.
The everchanging development landscape accompanied by the increased challenges of accountability, performance, quality standards. A step by step guide to monitoring and evaluation university of. This manual is an easytofollow practical guide targeted at government and. Developing a terms of reference and a proposal planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning for development projects. Examples of evaluation at the policy, program, and project levels 128. This tool briefly describes both monitoring and evaluation, and the distinction between the two. Provisions must also be made for expansions by embarking upon capital projects development.
It also addresses the opportunities for and obstacles to free, active and. Finally, in putting the course materials together into one. Evaluation of the project process, outputs and partnership meetings and consolidated project framework 20022004 with action plans. Monitoring and evaluation of development projects pdf download 14cqxe. Reduction of poverty, protection of the environment, and promotion of equality, democracy and human rights are the principal goals of finlands development cooperation. System development and it systems analyses and it strategy making. Gizs independent evaluations take place either at the closure of an intervention endofproject evaluation or two to five years later expost. Toolkit for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural. Monitoring and evaluation of irrigation projects monitoring and evaluation have received much lip service in the present decade, but have seldom been carried out properly and effectively. For this reason, this study should be viewed as an incremental step to a. Subsequently, the key activities that should be done to ensure the data quality are explained. Read chapter 6 tools for monitoring and evaluation. Monitoring and evaluation of development projects and economic policy development in kenya patrick mugendi mugo x506036220 research project submitted to the school of economics, university of nairobi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of arts in economics november, 2014.
Part a toolkit for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural water management projects 1. Monitoring and evaluation is not an addon at the end start early and build monitoring and evaluation into the project from the beginning 3. Monitoring and evaluation as a means of tutoring a cooperative in a capacity building project in balaka, malawi dario marmo, lama development and. 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. The monitoring and evaluation handbook public private dialogue.