Program Design Principals
This approach integrates stakeholder perspectives and contextual factors into the program design process to enhance relevance and effectiveness.
What is participatory design?
The initial step in formulating an M&E plan involves articulating these foundational elements of the program.
What are the program goals and objectives?
These indicators provide immediate insights into the outputs of program activities, allowing for real-time assessment.
What are output indicators?
This method is often used to gather quantitative data from a large population, facilitating statistical analysis.
What is a structured survey?
A significant challenge in M&E is often the lack of this, which can limit the scope and effectiveness of data collection efforts.
What is adequate funding?
This principle emphasizes the alignment of program objectives with established frameworks and theories in conflict transformation.
What is theory-driven design?
This document serves as a blueprint, outlining the resources required for effective M&E implementation, including human, financial, and material resources.
What is the M&E budget plan?
This category of indicators captures changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, reflecting the program's effectiveness.
What are outcome indicators?
This qualitative data collection technique allows for in-depth exploration of participant perspectives through semi-structured formats.
What is qualitative interviewing?
This challenge manifests when stakeholders exhibit limited engagement or commitment to the M&E process, impacting data quality and utilization.
What is stakeholder disengagement?
In the context of conflict transformation, this type of design seeks to address underlying structural factors contributing to conflict dynamics.
What is systems-oriented design?
In M&E planning, this critical step entails specifying measurable indicators that will assess progress and performance.
What is the indicator selection process?
This type of indicator is utilized to measure long-term changes in the socio-economic or political context resulting from program interventions.
What are impact indicators?
This observational technique is employed to gather contextual data, providing insights into real-world dynamics and participant behaviors.
What is ethnographic observation?
This issue can compromise the integrity of data collected during M&E activities, particularly in self-reported measures.
What is response bias?
According to Church and Rogers, this framework is essential for mapping causal relationships between program activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
What is a results framework or logical model?
This component of the M&E plan details the methodologies for data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring clarity and consistency.
What is the data management plan?
For indicators to be actionable, they must meet the SMART criteria; what does the "R" stand for?
What is Relevant?
This approach involves analyzing existing datasets to generate insights without the need for primary data collection.
What is secondary data analysis?
This challenge pertains to the difficulty in quantifying intangible outcomes, such as social cohesion or community resilience.
What is the measurement of soft outcomes?
This conceptual tool articulates the assumptions and hypotheses about how change occurs within a program, guiding evaluation efforts.
What is a theory of change?
This phase focuses on embedding M&E processes within organizational structures and practices to ensure sustainability.
What is institutionalization of M&E processes?
This qualitative approach captures deep, contextual insights into participants' experiences and program impacts over time.
What are longitudinal case studies?
This mixed-methods technique involves capturing narrative accounts to evaluate complex social phenomena within the context of program implementation.
What is participatory action research?
This challenge involves effectively managing large volumes of data, ensuring meaningful analysis while avoiding data fatigue.
What is data management complexity?