Technical Note
MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS
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AREA :GENERAL MANAGEMENT
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LENGTH :30
LUMS No :30-001-2014-2
PUBLICATION YEAR : 2014
ABSTRACT:
This note proposes the use of a basic five-step process for creating an effective monitoring and evaluation framework. Comprehensive tips and guidelines are provided for each step in order to ensure that the audience is able to make their framework as functional as possible, given the circumstances. Moreover, a single example, based on an actual project conducted in the Indian state of Bihar on Infant Mortality, is used throughout the note in order to clarify the steps and provide a consistent approach to tackling each section effectively. The purpose of this note, therefore, is to identify an M&E framework based on best practices identified by practitioners, donor organisations, and the author’s personal observations. It provides a unique opportunity to effectively create any type of monitoring and evaluation framework because it is generic in nature; a direct contrast to the abundant practitioner manuals available for developing specific M&E frameworks. Therefore, even though the note only examines the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and Results Framework (RF) in detail, based on DFID and USAID guidelines respectively, it can also be used to discuss a variety of other M&E frameworks, such as Results-Based Management (RBM), Theory of Change (TOC) and Logic Models. Local NGOs can also use it to develop indigenous M&E frameworks.