Result-Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Projects

 Why M&E is crucial

 Project cycle management and M&E

 Steps for applying M&E in an agricultural project or program

 Evaluation types  Tools and Techniques for M&E

Section 2: Results-Based M&E Trends

 Managing for Results in Development (MfDR)  MfDR fundamentals

 Result-based management and MfDR (RBM)

 RBM’s emergence and progression

 RBM comprises seven phases.

 Performance monitoring, performance indicators, and measuring

 Framework for reasoning and results

 Important steps to develop a result-based M&E

 M&E cycle based on results

 The influence of results measurement

Situational analyses and needs evaluation

 Formative analysis of the situation

 Needs evaluation  Tools for doing a needs analysis

 Situation analysis and mapping examples to the point

 The line of results  Impact routes

 Theory of change vs the logical framework

 Creating a change theory

 A hypothesis of change’s component parts

Frameworks for M&E

 What makes M&E frameworks crucial?

 Things to take into account when creating an M&E framework

 Results structures

 logical structures

 What exactly are signs?

 Qualities of reliable indicators

 Comparing process and impact indicators

 Process markers  Result markers

 Output markers

 Outcome markers

 Impact markers

 Creating metrics that are similar globally

M&E Programs

 What is contained in an M&E plan?

 Important factors for an M&E plan

 When ought M&E to be done?

 When should monitoring actions be conducted?

 When should assessments be carried out?

 Are M&E plans amendable?

 Examination issues

 How to create assessment questions

 Explanatory examples

 designing evaluations for the use and benefit of stakeholders

 Selection and application of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods  Interactive data analysis

 Clearly expressing findings to ensure thorough stakeholder education

 What are baseline statistics and how are they gathered?

 Needs analysis vs a baseline investigation

 Inquiries to make regarding a baseline plan

 What kind of baseline data are important, practical, and necessary to collect?

 Baseline survey examples

 Numerical information

 Techniques for gathering quantitative information

 Problems and restrictions with quantitative approaches

 Quality information

 Techniques for gathering qualitative information

 Focus group conversations before and after interventions

 interviewing before and after interventions

 Example and illustration using a few different participatory techniques

 Creating a communications plan in light of evaluation results.  Presenting findings to promote change.

 Utilizing various mediums to present M&E findings.

 Various applications of M&E findings

 Whom to provide feedback to

 When to provide criticism

 Providing feedback

 Learning integration for both individual and organizational gain  Become M&E change agents.

 Becoming a champion in M&E