A logframe matrix is a concise document that outlines the key features that lead to a project achieving its goal. A logframe consists of a 4 column by 4 or 5 row matrix. The first column represents the hierarchy of activities to outcomes that needs to occur for the project to succeed. The second column […]
A problem tree provides an overview of all the known causes and effect to an identified problem. This is important in planning a community engagement or behaviour change project as it establishes the context in which a project is to occur. Understanding the context helps reveal the complexity of life and this is essential in
A literature review is a desktop-based research of previous projects and other initiatives that can inform and support the need for a project, as well as provide a foundation for the work to be undertaken. The review should identify what similar work has been done, what works, and what doesn’t, so that you do not
Formative evaluation is generally any evaluation that takes place before or during a project’s implementation with the aim of improving the project’s design and performance. Formative evaluation complements summative evaluation and is essential for trying to understand why a program works or doesn’t, and what other factors (internal and external) are at work during a
Step 1. Identify your evaluation audience Identify who the evaluation audience or stakeholders are. The evaluation audience include the people or organisations that require an evaluation to be conducted. There may be multiple audiences, each with their own requirements. Typically, this includes the funding agency, and may also include partner organisations, the Council (or Councillors),
There are two broad categories of social research methods and data that can be collected: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative Quantitative methods deal with numerical data (eg. number of people recycling, number of energy efficient lights). Quantitative methods can reach large number of people, and generally involve a short interaction. The popularity of collecting quantitative data
A Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan is a guide as to what you should evaluate, what information you need, and who you are evaluating for. The plan outlines the key evaluation questions and the detailed monitoring questions that help answer the evaluation questions. This allows you to identify the information you need to collect, and
You should now be aware of what monitoring and evaluation is, and how it does not just refer to something you do at the end of a project, but rather something that ideally needs to be considered as part of a project’s life-cycle. Where are you on the project management cycle? Ideally, you should
Participatory monitoring and evaluation refers to getting all project stakeholders, particularly the target group, involved in a project evaluation (and also the design of the evaluation). The level of participation can vary, from the getting the target group to set objectives, targets, and data sources themselves, to getting participants to gather data, tell their story,
Project Evaluation Cycle Evaluation should not be considered a stand-alone activity. It should rather be thought of as a set of linked tasks that are undertaken from the start to the end (and beyond) of a project. This is diagrammatically represented in the project evaluation cycle below. Source: Project evaluation cycle adapted from TORQAID
