Week 9: Project Development, Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 1

What are the 5 general project phases?

Answer 1

Phase 1. Conception phase
Phase 2. Definition phase
Phase 3. Organizing phase
Phase 4. Implementation phase
Phase 5. Project clean up phase

The above phases need not strictly follow a sequence…rather they overlap. Sometimes overlap is done deliberately in the interest of compressing the overall project schedule. Still some would encourage natural growth.

Question 2

Goods, services, persons, technology and other resources provided to an activity with the expectation that they will produce outputs.

Answer 2

Inputs

Question 3

Specific products or services which as activity is expected to produce from its inputs in order to achieve the planned objectives.

Answer 3

Outputs

Question 4

Overall outcome of the specific effects of projects or programs.

Answer 4

Impacts

Question 5

Project M&E should design to answer the 4 following criteria about the project:

Answer 5

• Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Relevance
• Impact

Question 6

• Tracking progress according to the plans
• Routinely gather the information
• Corrective actions taken/adjustments

Answer 6

Monitoring

Question 7

•Differences between expectations and results
• Success or failure: some judgment
• Identify factors to influence future projects or services

Answer 7

Evaluation

Question 8

What are the 4 Evaluation Models

Answer 8

1. Decision-making
2. Discrepancy
3. Goal-based
4. Goal-free