This document discusses monitoring and evaluation, differentiating the two concepts. Monitoring provides information on where a project is relative to its targets and outcomes, asking "where?" Evaluation provides evidence on why targets are or aren't being achieved, asking "why?". Key elements of monitoring include being continuous, systematic, using pre-set indicators, and providing evidence of reaching goals. Evaluation covers completed projects, is systematic and evidence-based. Monitoring and evaluation are important for decision-making, accountability, and learning lessons for future projects. The functions of a monitoring and evaluation committee include regular project monitoring, developing indicators, handling complaints, and evaluating community capacity improvements.

1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

2. Monitoring & Evaluation

3. OBJECTIVES:
• Differentiate Monitoring from Evaluation
• Discuss the key elements of Monitoring and Evaluation
• Discuss the importance of Monitoring and Evaluation
• Enumerate the functions of Monitoring and Evaluation Committee

4. Difference between Monitoring and Evaluation
• Monitoring: provides information WHERE a policy,
program, or a project is at any given time relative to
respective targets and outcomes.
• Evaluation: provides evidence of WHY targets and
outcomes are or not being achieved.

5. Difference between Monitoring and Evaluation
•Monitoring asks WHERE?
•Evaluation asks WHY?

6. Key Elements of Monitoring
• Continuous, not one time event;
• Systematic, not random research or information
gathering
• Data on specified, pre-set indicators; not just on
anything of interest
• Evidence that targets, outcomes, goals are reached.

7. KEY ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION
•Covers proposed or completed projects, not just
ongoing
•Systematic, not loose or disorganized
•Objective or evidence-based, not based on
unfounded/baseless assertions/declarations

8. Why is Monitoring and Evaluation important?
•For decision-making: information/feedback to
managers needed for sound decision-making
•For accountability: know how the project and
project personnel are performing. Basis for reward
•For learning and future application: find out what
works or not and apply the lessons in the future
endeavors

9. Typology of Monitoring:
• Implementation Monitoring
 Compliance Oriented
 Addresses the questions:
 Did they do it?
 Did they do it as planned?
• Results-Based Monitoring
 Answers the question “So what?”
So what if the outputs have been generated or the activities have taken
place?

10. Typology of Monitoring
Are the outcomes being attained over time?
Is the initiative succeeding or not?

11. A Different Perspective: Outputs
Implementation Monitoring Result-Based Monitoring
Have the outputs been
delivered on time, according
to the right quantity, quality?
How do the delivery of these
outputs contribute to the
achievement of the outcomes?
Was the process followed? why
not? What are the deviations?
What are the innovations?
As a result of the process, what
changes have happened to the
partners/clients/beneficiaries?

12. Functions of Monitoring and
Evaluation Committee
• Conduct regular monitoring on the progress of sub-
project implementation
• Formulation / preparation of at least three (3)
indicators for successful participatory decision-
making and sub-project implementation

13. Functions of Monitoring and Evaluation
Committee
• Conduct monitoring of complaints by individual or groups in
the community and the resolution or grievance redress
• Evaluate the results of the sub-project on the improved
community / LGU capacity to plan and manage project

14. Remember….
Monitoring and Evaluation is
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