Training on Project Performance Evaluation

INTRODUCTION

About the Course

After spending a lot of resources and time implementing projects, organizations need to look back and determine whether they were able to meet the objectives of their interventions. This course is aimed to guide development organizations conduct precise and appropriate project evaluations, and then communicate and use the results of evaluation.

Target Participants

This course is targeted at researchers, project staff, managers, development practitioners, policy makers in government, NGOs and development organizations who want to determine the performance of their interventions.

DURATION

10 days

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course the learners should be able to:

• Understand the difference between monitoring and evaluation
• Identify project indicators for evaluation
• Design and plan for an evaluation
• Apply mixed methods of data collection during evaluation
• Perform both quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Use findings to make evaluation conclusions and recommendations

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Overview of M&E Fundamentals for Project Evaluation

• Results Framework
• M&E Project Indicators
• Logical Framework

Introduction to Project Evaluation

• What is project evaluation?
• Importance of project evaluation
• Monitoring vs Evaluation
• Project Evaluation design

Developing Evaluation Plan

• Evaluation Purpose
• Types of Evaluations
• Evaluation Criteria
• Developing Evaluation Questions

Planning for Data Collection

• Identifying Evaluation Data Sources
• Methods for Data Collection
• Methods for Data Analysis
• Completing Evaluation Matrix

Organizing Evaluation Work

• Distribution of tasks
• Developing Evaluation Work plan
• Developing Evaluation Budget

Implementing Evaluation Plan

• Identifying Evaluation Indicators
• Developing Evaluation Tools
• Use of Monitoring data in evaluation
• Managing mixed methods of data collection

Mobile Data Collection

• Conversion of paper based questions to ODK forms
• Configuration of ODK server aggregate
• Field data collection using ODK collect
• Export of data from ODK for further analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis – (Using SPSS/Stata)

• Introduction to statistical concepts
• Creating variables and data entry
• Data reconstruction
• Variables manipulation
• Descriptive statistics
• Understanding data weighting
• Inferential statistics: hypothesis testing, T-test, ANOVA, regression analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

• Principles of qualitative data analysis
• Data preparation for qualitative analysis
• Linking and integrating multiple data sets in different forms
• Thematic analysis for qualitative data
• Content analysis for qualitative data
• Manipulation and analysis of data using NVivo
• Data triangulation

Developing Evaluation Findings

• Consolidating Evaluation Matrix
• Data triangulation
• Constructing answers to evaluation questions

Evaluation Report

• Developing Conclusions
• Developing actionable recommendations
• Delivering final evaluation report
• Evaluation results dissemination

Closure

Methodology
This instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of participation.

 Training venue

The training is residential and will be held at the Livecode Technologies Training Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

 Accommodation

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

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Training fee

The course fee is KES 115,000.00 or USD 1200.00 exclusive of VAT. The course fees covers the course tuition, training materials, two (2) break refreshments, lunch and study visits. Participants will cater for their travel and accommodation costs.

Payment

Payment should be transferred to Livecode Technologies account through bank on or before the course starting date.

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Tailor- Made

This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, contact our team through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.