Monitoring and Evaluation in Governance Training

The approaches used in implementing governance-leadership are important in determining whether the company’s objectives are being met effectively. When the goals of the governance-leadership strategy are reviewed, the company can tell if the objectives are being met. Definite scores, such as one to nine, are assigned to the expected results of governance-leadership initiatives. A low score implies that the effectiveness of governance-leadership is low.

M&E is an approach that has mainly been developed to measure and assess the success and performance of projects, programs or entire organizations. These two concepts are of core importance while putting together your proposal.

This course on Monitoring and Evaluation for Governance gives a useful basis to develop effective frameworks for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of development plans, budgets, programs, and projects. The course adopts a perspective of using M&E to improve governance and looks at the M&E system too

Poor governance and weak state institutions constrain development. Interest in funding governance reform processes has increased in recent years as donors recognize the importance of strengthening country governance systems to achieve common development goals.

This course aims to build the capacity of M&E professionals working with governance programs. The acquired M&E skills will assist the participants to apply the best M&E approaches in developing and implementing governance programs successfully.

Target Participants

This course is aimed at government, CSO, NGO, donor and development partners staff in charge of monitoring and evaluation in governance programs.

By the end of this course the learners should be able to:

• Understand monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in governance
• Design a governance project using M&E frameworks
• Develop governance indicators
• Track performance indicators over the life of the project
• Conduct data management in governance programs
• Evaluate a governance programs
• Develop and implement an M&E system
• Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan
• Develop a concise understanding of M&E concepts, principles, processes and framework for governance programmes.
• Achieve a sound understanding of the role that M&E can play in improving project and programme management as well as policy decision making.
• Develop insight into the different stages of the evaluation process and tools
• Get familiar with challenges and tools for monitoring and evaluating
• Get tips on how to use PM&E tools for strengthening the capacities of stakeholders of decentralization at the national and local level and for strengthening accountability systems at the municipal level.
• Define the Theory of Change and Critical pathway
• Identify and develop governance performance indicators
• Develop and design M&E system/framework for governance programme.
• Assess the relevance and effectiveness of different tools and methods applied in monitoring and evaluating governance programmes.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to M&E

• Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation
• Key principles and concepts in M&E
• M&E in project lifecycle
• Complementary roles of Monitoring and Evaluation

Module 2: Project Design

• Steps to develop a results based M&E System
• Problem Tree Analysis
• Setting Project Objectives
• Causal Pathway

Module 3: Theory of Change

• Overview of theory of change
• Developing theory of change
• Theory of Change vs Log Frame
• Case study: Theory of change

Module 4: M&E Frameworks

• Conceptual Frameworks
• Results Frameworks
• Logic Model
• Logical Framework

Module 5: Governance Indicators

• Indicators selection
• Indicator metrics
• Linking indicators to results
• Indicator matrix
• Tracking of indicators

Module 6: Developing an M&E System for Governance Programs

• Introduction to M&E System
• Scope of an M&E System
• Elements of an M&E System
• M&E Plan and the M&E System
• Implementing the M&E System

Module 7: Evaluation of Governance Programs

• Introduction to Project Evaluation
• Evaluation Process
• Evaluation Criteria
• Developing Evaluation Questions
• Evaluation findings sharing and dissemination

Module 8: Impact Evaluation of Governance Programs

• Introduction to Impact Evaluation
• Impact Evaluation Designs
• Implementation of Impact Evaluations in Governance programs

Module 9: M&E Data Management in Governance Programs

• Tools and Methodologies for collecting data
• Participatory methods of data collection
• Data Analysis
• M&E Report Writing

Module 10: Learning in M&E

• Data demand and use in Governance Programs
• Document of M&E Lessons learnt and Best Practices
• Information Sharing

Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.