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Module 7: Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Action Plans. Learning Objectives. Develop M&E Action Plan to assist in implementing the M&E Framework. Five Steps to Developing an M&E Plan. Establish the M&E planning team and:
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Learning Objectives • Develop M&E Action Plan to assist in implementing the M&E Framework
Five Steps to Developing an M&E Plan Establish the M&E planning team and: • Identify information users and their needs (program stakeholders). • Align projects and activities with program goals. • Develop program conceptual framework. • Outline key M&E questions and indicators and create M&E framework. • Develop M&E action plans, including data collection and analysis, reporting and dissemination of findings.
Content of Action Plans: Data collection/management/analysis • What: What data to collect, enter and analyze? • How: Action steps for collecting, managing, and analyzing data • Who: People responsible for each action step • Cost: Material and financial resources needed for each action step • When: the proposed schedule for data collection/management/analysis
Content of Action Plans: Results dissemination • What: What results to disseminate to which stakeholders, according to their needs • How: Action steps to disseminate information to stakeholders • Who: People responsible for each action step • Cost: Material and financial resources needed for each action step • When: the proposed schedule for dissemination
Timing • Consider when results need to be available • Consider the time needed for data collection, management, analysis and planning for dissemination • Schedule the start of the various data collection activities accordingly
Exercise 7.1 Create an M&E Action Plan • Review VCT Program Action Plan Example and using the blank template, create an M&E Action Plan for your program based on the indicators in your M&E framework.