M&E Plan
- 1. Module 3: An introduction to M&E Plan David Makoko
- 2. Highlights • An Introduction to M&E Plans What is M&E plans How M&E plans are related to Logic models How M&E plan can contribute to programs Success? Template for M&E plan • Increasing Complexity of M&E Plans • Writing a Successful M&E Plan & using Technical Expertise.
- 3. Introduction to M&E Plans • M&E Plan is a document that describes a program’s approach to implementing its M&E activities, including details on what data will be collected, how and when data collection will occur, and who is responsible • Helps programs measure and track progress toward their objectives and determine if their desired results were achieved • Logic model and M&E plan are all created during “Planning phase” • M&E plan is developed after creation of LM • All are living documents – reviewed and updated routinely as project evolve • All involves the stakeholders e.g., Community leaders, MoH, Donors, R/CHMTs
- 4. How M&E plan can contribute to programs Success? • It can build consensus: keep everyone on the same page from the program’s initiation through its completion • It facilitate effective and efficient resource allocation: Decisions on amount of time, staff, funding • It promote evidence-based decision-making about a program: in accountability & transparency (Decisions based on data) • Help programs satisfy external reporting requirements and facilitate dissemination of finding: easily share your program findings with external stakeholders
- 5. M&E Template should Include • The program goal • The indicator for the program output, outcome, objective, impact, intermediate result, or sub-intermediate result • The program’s target for the indicator • The data source for the indicator • How frequently data on that indicator will be collected, and • Who will be the primary person responsible for tracking that indicator.
- 6. M&E plan components GOAL Objective 1: Output Indicator Target Data source (method/tool) Frequency of data collection Responsible Person(s) Outcome Indicator Target Data source (method/tool) Frequency of data collection Responsible Person(s)
- 7. M&E plan components GOAL: Objective 1: Output Indicator Target Data source (method/tool) Frequency of data collection Responsible Person(s) Outcome Indicator Target Data source (method/tool) Frequency of data collection Responsible Person(s)
- 9. Increasing Complexity of M&E Plans USAID – Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plans (AMELP/AMEP) CDC - Performance Monitoring Plans (PMP) GAC –Project Implementing Plans (PIP) PERFAR??
- 10. Writing a Successful M&E Plan & Using Technical Expertise • Great M&E plan leads to win an award • First stage, is during the proposal writing • For USAID grants apply the CLA - Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation • Involve field expert –Nurses, midwives, doctors, OB-GYN– for maternal health, surgeons for surgical programs etc • When the award is won – work with team on the ground to make and cost and figure out timelines for how you will make that M&E plan or reality
- 11. Thank you!!!
Editor's Notes
- #4: Remember, a logic model visualizes the relationships between your program’s resources [INPUTS], the activities you plan to conduct with those resources [ACTIVITIES], and the results you expect to see after implementing the activities [OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES/IMPACTS]
- #7: program goal: This sits at the top of your M&E plan and serves as a good reminder of what your program is ultimately aiming to do Objectives: tells you how you’re going to help reach your program goal. outputs and outcomes: these are the expected results of your program activities. demonstrates that your expected results are measurable Indicators and targets: Indicators enable you to measure the achievement of your outputs and outcomes while targets provide the benchmark from which you will track the progress of program activities Data sources: HMIS books, Distribution logs, DHIS2, DATIM, Sentinel surveys Frequency of data collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually or annually Person(s) responsible: M&E, R/DHMIS, DACC etc
- #8: program goal: This sits at the top of your M&E plan and serves as a good reminder of what your program is ultimately aiming to do Objectives: tells you how you’re going to help reach your program goal. outputs and outcomes: these are the expected results of your program activities. demonstrates that your expected results are measurable Indicators and targets: Indicators enable you to measure the achievement of your outputs and outcomes while targets provide the benchmark from which you will track the progress of program activities Data sources: HMIS books, Distribution logs, DHIS2, DATIM, Sentinel surveys Frequency of data collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually or annually Person(s) responsible: M&E, R/DHMIS, DACC etc