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Planning Your Evaluation Where am I on the project management cycle

Where am I on the project management cycle

You should now be aware of what monitoring and evaluation is, and how it does not just refer to something you do at the end of a project, but rather something that ideally needs to be considered as part of a project’s life-cycle.

 

Where are you on the project management cycle?

Ideally, you should approach monitoring and evaluation at the outset of your project cycle, as part of your research and identification of a problem and need for an intervention.

As part of your project design, you should clarify the logic, and this is also the ideal time to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan.

During the project implementation, you should be collecting the data that you have identified through your monitoring and evaluation plan.

As your project is completed, you can undertake a summative evaluation that examines the projects intended and unintended outcomes. Remember to think about how best to present your evaluation, as evaluation reports should be used as formative evaluation for future projects.

If you are already implementing a project, it is still recommended that you develop a monitoring and evaluation plan to clearly focus what you need monitor and evaluate, AND make a note to consider evaluation much sooner next time around.

A typical project management cycle and corresponding evaluation tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Literature review

Stakeholder analysis

Problem tree / solution tree

 

 

(SUMMATIVE)

EVALUATION

Its never too late to develop a  Monitoring & Evaluation plan

Questionnaire

Metering

Audits

Deemed Savings

Footprint calculators

Outcome hierarchy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PMC

 

 

 

 

 

DESIGN

 

Logframe matrix

Program logic

Monitoring & Evaluation plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPLEMENTATION

If you do not have one, time to develop a Monitoring & Evaluation plan

Semi-structured interview

Focus group

Project diary

Budget tracking

Time tracking

Observation

Dartboard

Questionnaire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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What is the Toolbox?

The toolbox aims to provide a one-stop-site for the evaluation of community sustainability engagement projects that aim to change household behaviours. Through the toolbox you can learn how to conduct your own evaluation of a behaviour change project using the guides and templates provided.

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Why Evaluate?

Conducting an evaluation is considered good practice in managing a project.

The monitoring phase of project evaluation allows us to track progress and identify issues early during implementation, thus providing and opportunity to take corrective action or make proactive improvements as required.

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