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Complete the following sentence from the M&E Policy: “M&E staff will advocate for a problem statement that is supported by data and that can be quantified, as it will be used to inform the ________________”. (Hint: inverse of the problem)
What is ‘Project Objective’?
During Program Development, this has to meet the criteria set out by the M&E Policy Section 6.1.1.1. (hint: it should be: the inverse of the core problem identified by the project designers, logically attributed to the proposed set of interventions based on evidence and literature, clearly specified with one indicator to comprehensively measure it or is specified in as few indicators as possible and accompanied by a baseline and target, etc).
What is the Project Objective?
M&E staff typically join program development after this phase.
What is the Preliminary Analysis phase?
This process ensures that the data we use for reporting results and decision making is high-quality data.
What is a data-quality review?
These are known as the 5 stages of program development.
What is preliminary analysis, problem diagnosis, project definition, project development, and negotiations?
(Daily Double) This provision must be included in the Program Agreement if the M&E Policy Results Definition Standard is not met at the time of IM.
What is Conditions Precedent (CPs) to ensure eventual compliance?
While M&E does not lead the root cause analysis, M&E should ensure that this information is part of the root cause analysis.
What is learning from evaluations of MCC projects, as appropriate?
(Daily Double) The Data Quality Review process should be formally conducted at least this many times.
What is two times?
An M&E Lead should do this when the Project Objective lacks the necessary characteristics to facilitate high-quality M&E.
What is communicate with the CT and partner country, document at management touchpoints, and include in memos for the IMC?
If the If the M&E Policy is not met at the time of IM, then it must be met at this milestone.
What is the approval of the initial M&E Plan (after EIF)?
(Daily Double) During Project Definition, the first draft of the program logic is developed by the Project Lead and this country team member.
Who is the Economist?
The implementation data quality review should occur within this time period.
What is after several quarters of reporting but early enough for meaningful changes to be made if necessary?