Very often I work on my own on an evaluation or project for clients. However now and again, I find that working as part of a team of consultants provides better value for organisations that can have complex needs or a complex evaluation to undertake. When this happens it is Read more…
So I’m in the middle of setting up a new evaluation for a client, well a group of clients really and it is quite a complicated funding programme that they have asked me to look at. As usual I have set up my systems and processes for this project and Read more…
Having reliable data and sources of data is crucial to developing and delivering robust and successful projects. So I’m always looking for new sources of up to date information and data sets to help with designing monitoring plans and programme evaluations. On Monday 9 December 2013, two new resources were Read more…
Are Baselines Always Feasible and Desirable? Interesting paper on the limitations of the classic baseline / end line approach to evaluation.
So, in a previous blog entry I talked about how important it was to understand the data flowing through your organisation and who is using data for what. I have also mentioned the link between M&E and business planning and developing new interventions and projects. However some people are still Read more…
Interesting interview with Abt Associates President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan via How the worlds biggest donors tackle impact measurement – Exclusive interview: Kathleen Flanagan | Devex.
Last time I spoke about the business planning process and M&E’s role in it. It is worth however spending a little more time looking at M&E and planning new interventions. More often than we would like to admit the results of projects and interventions are not taken into account when Read more…
We talk about monitoring and evaluation together all the time. But how many of us have stopped to think about these two different activities and what they really mean. To some of you the difference may be obvious, but I have had a few requests to write about what is Read more…