Foundations of M & E
This term refers to the ongoing tracking of project performance during implementation.
What is monitoring?
Monitoring systems track project performance through these measurable variables.
What are indicators?
Are we doing the right intervention?
What is relevance?
This evaluation is conducted during programme implementation to improve performance.
What is Formative Evaluation?
These describe the immediate deliverables produced by project activities.
What are outputs?
A tool that visually displays project performance metrics.
What is a dashboard?
This criterion asks whether objectives were achieved.
What is effectiveness?
This evaluation explains why an intervention worked in some contexts but not others.
What is Realist Evaluation?
This activity systematically assesses the design, implementation, and results of an intervention.
What is evaluation?
This maturity level explains why performance trends occur.
What is diagnostic monitoring?
This criterion assesses whether resources were used economically.
What is efficiency?
This evaluation focuses on how well programme activities were implemented.
What is Process Evaluation?
This term refers to the long-term changes in social, economic, or institutional conditions caused by an intervention.
What is impact?
This maturity level predicts future risks or performance issues.
What is predictive monitoring?
This criterion examines whether benefits will continue after funding ends.
What is sustainability?
The evaluation occurs at the end of a programme to assess overall results.
What is summative evaluation?
These represent behavioural or institutional changes that occur because of project outputs.
What are outcomes?
This maturity level recommends specific actions based on analysis.
What is prescriptive monitoring?
This criterion asks what long-term difference the intervention made.
What is impact?
This document outlines when evaluations will occurs and the methods used.
What is an Evaluation Plan?