Result-Oriented Project Monitoring And Evaluation

Overview

The desire to ensure that maximum value is derived from investments in projects has necessitated the conduct of monitoring and evaluation of projects and the attendant need to manage the function well. This course has been designed to arm participants with the techniques and tools for designing and carrying out result-oriented monitoring and evaluation in the course of managing projects.

Who to Attend

Senior and middle level officers, Heads of Monitoring and Evaluation Units of Projects in Organisations.

Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Enumerate the processes and procedures of developing monitoring and evaluation systems.
Describe and use the techniques and tools for monitoring and evaluation.
Apply the knowledge gained in managing their projects and organisations well.

Outline

An Overview of Result-Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation.
Purpose and Objectives of Project Monitoring and Evaluation.
Critical Success Factors for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects.
Key Features of Result-Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation Systems.
The Application of Monitoring and Evaluation.
10-Step Model for Building a Result-Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation System.
Selecting Key Performance Indicators.
Setting Baselines.
Gathering Data on Indicators
Planning Monitoring and Evaluation.
Key Evaluation Questions.
Qualitative and Quantitative Data.
Methodology of Collecting Information and Data.
Documenting the Results of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Reporting Findings.
Using the Findings.
Making Results-Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation Work for an Organisation.
Responding to Unexpected Results of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation in Project Inception, Planning, and Implementation.
Political and Technical Challenges in Results-Oriented Project Monitoring and Evaluation Systems.