Strategic Project Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

July 16  - 30, 2018

 

At the end of this course, participants will:

• Learn proper skills and knowledge for  effective project performance monitoring and evaluation

• Understand the concept of effective project monitoring and evaluation and how to apply them

• Be able to design, plan, implement  project monitoring and evaluation system /plans

• Report evaluations in a proper manner

Course Outline:

• Defining project. “A World of Projects”

• Overview of Project Management

• Project life cycle

• Definitions of Project Monitoring and Project Evaluation

• Introduction to Monitoring & Evaluation

• Terminologies, Critical Issues and Current Global Debate on Project Monitoring & Evaluation

• Differences between Monitoring and Evaluation

• Relationship between project implementation and project monitoring and evaluation

• The concept and components of effective Project Monitoring & Evaluation

• The concepts of Result –Based Management (RBM)

• Design Components of project monitoring and evaluation

• Setting Project Objectives and targets that facilitate effective Monitoring & Evaluation

• Planning for and Executing Monitoring and Evaluation Processes

• Logical Framework Analysis

• How to develop LogFrames 

• Earned Value Analysis

• Indicators – Input, Process, Output indicators and Impact

• Collecting Data , Techniques, and Managing Project Records

• Qualitative & Quantitative Data

• Strengths and Weaknesses in using Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Techniques

• Collecting Data through Samples, Participant Observation, Interviews, Surveys, Open-ended, Focus Group Interviews, Questionnaire Design, Sampling methods

• Identify Data collection tools to be used at each M & E Level

• Data Comparability

• Data Quality Checks

• Analyzing and Evaluating Data

• Performance and Impact Evaluations

• Reporting and Communicating M & E Findings to funders and implementers

• Deciding which Reporting Method to be used

• Using Data for decision Making

• Writing Effective  M&E Report

• Best Practices  and Ethics for Effective Project Performance, Monitoring & Evaluation

• Case Study: Discussion and designing M & E on a major capital project.

 

Who should attend:

• Managers and Supervisors

• Project Managers

• Project Engineers and Leaders

• Project Directors

• All Officers Involved in Project Monitoring and Evaluation

• Project Analysts