Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluating for Results
New York: UNDP Evaluation Office (2002), 140 pp.
Contains glossary pp. 97-107, bibliogr. pp. 109-125
"This publication addresses the monitoring and evaluation of development results. It is intended to support country offices in aligning their monitoring and evaluation systems with results-based management (RBM) methodology—specifically in tracking and measuring the performance of UNDP interventions and strategies and their contributions to outcomes. It aims to provide simple, flexible and forward-looking tools." (Preface)
I. THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
1 Purposes and Definitions, 5
2 The Shift Towards Results-Based Management, 9
II. HOW TO CONDUCT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
3 Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation, 23
4 The Monitoring Process (“how to…”), 31
5 The Evaluation Process (“how to…”), 45
III. MONITORING AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE
6 Performance Measurement, 63
IV. USE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION INFORMATION
7 Knowledge and Learning: Use of Evaluative Evidence, 75
Conclusion, 89
RESOURCES AND ANNEXES
Acronyms, 93
Glossary, 97
Related Documents and Websites, 109
Monitoring and Evaluation Tools, 127
Annex A: Evaluation and Tracking Plan, 128
Annex B: Evaluation Terms of Reference (TOR), 131
Annex C: Annual Project Report (APR), 134
Annex D: Field Visit Report, 136
Annex E: Menu of Monitoring Tools, 138
1 Purposes and Definitions, 5
2 The Shift Towards Results-Based Management, 9
II. HOW TO CONDUCT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
3 Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation, 23
4 The Monitoring Process (“how to…”), 31
5 The Evaluation Process (“how to…”), 45
III. MONITORING AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE
6 Performance Measurement, 63
IV. USE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION INFORMATION
7 Knowledge and Learning: Use of Evaluative Evidence, 75
Conclusion, 89
RESOURCES AND ANNEXES
Acronyms, 93
Glossary, 97
Related Documents and Websites, 109
Monitoring and Evaluation Tools, 127
Annex A: Evaluation and Tracking Plan, 128
Annex B: Evaluation Terms of Reference (TOR), 131
Annex C: Annual Project Report (APR), 134
Annex D: Field Visit Report, 136
Annex E: Menu of Monitoring Tools, 138
