What is the concept of M&E?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is used to assess the performance of projects, institutions and programmes set up by governments, international organisations and NGOs. Its goal is to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and impact.

How do you start monitoring and evaluation?

Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify Program Goals and Objectives.
  2. Step 2: Define Indicators.
  3. Step 3: Define Data Collection Methods and TImeline.
  4. Step 4: Identify M&E Roles and Responsibilities.
  5. Step 5: Create an Analysis Plan and Reporting Templates.
  6. Step 6: Plan for Dissemination and Donor Reporting.

What is the purpose of monitoring and evaluation?

At the programme level, the purpose of monitoring and evaluation is to track implementation and outputs systematically, and measure the effectiveness of programmes. It helps determine exactly when a programme is on track and when changes may be needed.

How do I create an M&E plan?

Step-by-step guide to designing an M&E plan

  1. Step 1: Identifying the focal problem and the need for a project.
  2. Step 2: Planning the project.
  3. Step 3: Defining a monitoring and evaluation framework.
  4. Step 4: Identifying relevant indicators.
  5. Step 5: Identifying data collection tools and methodologies.

What are the aims of monitoring?

Monitoring is viewed as a process that provides information and ensures the use of such information by management to assess project effects – both intentional and unintentional – and their impact. It aims at determining whether or not the intended objectives have been met.

What is M&E log frame?

What is a Logframe? The Logical Framework is: a planning tool that sets out the objectives of a project and how they will be measured. the most commonly used tool in M&E, favoured especially by funders. a concise document (usually no more than two pages)

What is frequency in M&E?

A frequency states a univariate (single variable) number of observations or occurrences. For example, when you say that 37 youth of the 242 interviewed have completed the eighth grade, you are stating a frequency.