As demands for greater transparency, real-time data collection, instant feedback, quantifiable results and remote monitoring have increased, the role of ‘Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)’ has gained momentum in M&E. With so many cutting edge technological tools and software available in the market for each and every component of M&E, you can easily save time, resources and unnecessary frustrations. Moreover, you can improve your efficiency, avoid human errors and increase the value and impact of your project.
Explore intuitive tools to collect real-time data with ease from multiple online or offline sources, reach a larger audience through digital reporting tools, compare your actuals vs. targets with indicator management tools and more. The technological possibilities for M&E are simply limitless.
We really hope these tips were helpful. Please let us know if you have anything to add to the list. We look forward to keeping this conversation going!
Very interesting. The subject is well summarized and allows to learn best practices in monitoring and evaluation. Your site is a real training tool for the monitoring and evaluation profession.
Very good article. I wish to add another important elements ” 1) M&E staffing” is key for the success of M&E system. It is better to have experienced staff who have multidimensional skills who will lead the M&E processes within organizations
2) Budget: It is better to have M&E budget at least 10% of overall project budget. In many cases, organizations do not set aside M&E budget and or allocate insignificant amount
Thank you for your comment, Celestin Nsengiyumva. We completely agree with your points – staffing and budget are definitely crucial for the success of any M&E system. We have included those points, plus more in our recent article “M&E Plan for NGOs.”
https://www.toladata.com/blog/monitoring-and-evaluation-plan/
This is very informative and powerfully. The important aspect you add in the CLA. How do the project team or stakeholders use CLA approach for successful programming? How do teams come up with learning and evaluation questions? And they can integrate CLA and learning questions in their work plans and reflection sessions?
Thank you for supporting our work, Acamango Vicky. We look forward to exploring and adapting the “Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)” practices into our upcoming articles to help our readers/users improve their development effectiveness.
Can these steps of monitoring and evaluation system also apply in Education
Wow!!! Thank you Celestin
My concern is , can we talk about M&E ni government organizations?! I wish to get contribution for any one with experience. Thank you