This is a
comprehensive 10 days M&E course that covers the principles and practices
for results based monitoring and evaluation for the entire project life cycle.
This course equips participants with skills in setting up and implementing
results based monitoring and evaluation systems including M&E data
management, analysis and reporting. The participants will benefit from the
latest M&E thinking and practices including the results and participatory
approaches. This course is designed to enable the participants become experts in
monitoring and evaluating their development projects. The course covers all the
key elements of a robust M&E system coupled with a practical project to
illustrate the M&E concepts.
Target
Participants
This course is
designed for researchers, project staff, development practitioners, managers and
decision makers who are responsible for project, program or organization-level
M&E. The course aims to enhance the skills of professionals who need to
research, supervise, manage, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate development
projects.
Course
duration
10
days
Course
objectives
Develop
project results levels
Design a
project using logical framework
Develop
indicators and targets for each result level
Track
performance indicators over the life of the project
Evaluation a
project against the set results
Develop and
implement M&E systems
Develop a
comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan
Use data
analysis software (Stata/SPSS/R)
Collect data
using mobile data collection tools
Carryout
impact evaluation
Use GIS to
analyze and share project data
Course
Outline
Introduction to
Results Based Project Management
Fundamentals
of Results Based Management
Why is RBM
important?
Results based
management vs traditional projects management
RBM Lifecycle
(seven phases)
Areas of
focus of RBM
Fundamentals
of Monitoring and Evaluation
Definition of
Monitoring and Evaluation
Why
Monitoring and Evaluation is important
Key
principles and concepts in M&E
M&E in
project lifecycle
Participatory
M&E
Project
Analysis
Situation
Analysis
Needs
Assessment
Strategy
Analysis
Design
of Results in Monitoring and Evaluation
Results chain
approaches: Impact, outcomes, outputs and activities
Results
framework
M&E
causal pathway
Principles of
planning, monitoring and evaluating for results
M&E
Indicators
Indicators
definition
Indicator
metrics
Linking
indicators to results
Indicator
matrix
Tracking of
indicators
Logical
Framework Approach
LFA –
Analysis and Planning phase
Design of
logframe
Risk rating
in logframe
Horizontal
and vertical logic in logframe
Using
logframe to create schedules: Activity and Budget schedules
Using
logframe as a project management tool
Theory
of Change
Overview of
theory of change
Developing
theory of change
Theory of
Change vs Log Frame
Case study:
Theory of change
M&E
Systems
What is an
M&E System?
Elements of
M&E System
Steps for
developing Results based M&E System
M&E
Planning
Importance of
an M&E Plan
Documenting
M&E System in the M&E Plan
Components of
an M&E Plan-Monitoring, Evaluation, Data management, Reporting
Using M&E
Plan to implement M&E in a Project
M&E plan
vs Performance Management Plan (PMP)
Base
Survey in Results based M&E
Importance of
baseline studies
Process of
conducting baseline studies
Baseline
study vs evaluation
Project
Performance Evaluation
Process and
progress evaluations
Evaluation
research design
Evaluation
questions
Evaluation
report Dissemination
M&E
Data Management
Different
sources of M&E data
Qualitative
data collection methods
Quantitative
data collection methods
Participatory
methods of data collection
Data Quality
Assessment
M&E
Results Use and Dissemination
Stakeholder’s
information needs
Use of
M&E results to improve and strengthen projects
Use of
M&E Lessons learnt and Best Practices
Organization
knowledge champions
M&E
reporting format
M&E
results communication strategies
Gender
Perspective in M&E
Importance of
gender in M&E
Integrating
gender into program logic
Setting
gender sensitive indicators
Collecting
gender disaggregated data
Analyzing
M&E data from a gender perspective
Appraisal of
projects from a gender perspective
Data
Collection Tools and Techniques
Sources of
M&E data –primary and secondary
Sampling
during data collection
Qualitative
data collection methods
Quantitative
data collection methods
Participatory
data collection methods
Introduction
to data triangulation
Data
Quality
What is data
quality?
Why data
quality?
Data quality
standards
Data flow and
data quality
Data Quality
Assessments
M&E
system design for data quality
ICT
in Monitoring and Evaluation
Mobile based
data collection using ODK
Data
visualization - info graphics and dashboards
Use of ICT
tools for Real-time monitoring and evaluation
Qualitative
Data Analysis
Principles of
qualitative data analysis
Data
preparation for qualitative analysis
Linking and
integrating multiple data sets in different forms
·All
our courses can be Tailor-made to participants' needs
·The
participant must be conversant in English
·Presentations
are well-guided, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our
facilitators are experts with more than 10 years of experience.
·Upon
completion of training the participant will be issued with a Foscore development
center certificate (FDC-K)
·Training
will be done at the Foscore development center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer
inhouse and online training on the client schedule
·Course
duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of
days.
·The
course fee for onsite training includes facilitation training materials, 2
coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of successful completion of
Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and
arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident
insurance, and other personal expenses.
·Accommodation,
pickup, freight booking, and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request,
at discounted prices.
·Tablet
and Laptops are provided to participants on request as an add-on cost to the
training fee.
·One-year free
Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
·Register
as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount of (10% to 50%)
·Payment
should be done before commence of the training or as agreed by the parties, to
the FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us to prepare better for
you.