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Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation and the
Logical Framework: What is Monitoring, What is a
Project, Project / Programme cycle Management
(PCM), PCM and LFA, The Log Frame Approach, The
Steps of Log frame, The Project Plan, The PPM
Vertical Logic, Defining Assumptions, Project
Indicators and Means of Verification Why do M&E ,
Foundation of M&E, Purpose of M&E, Types of
M&E - Baseline and end line studies - Comparing
monitoring, evaluation, reviews and audits, M&E
standards and ethics, Attention to gender and
vulnerable groups, Minimize bias and error.
5. What is a Project ?
•A project is defined as a sequence of tasks that
must be completed to attain a certain outcome.
According to the Project Management Institute
(PMI), the term Project refers to ” to any
temporary endeavor with a definite beginning
and end”. Depending on its complexity, it can be
managed by a single person or hundreds.
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