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AAP Country Conference “Celebrating our Successes” 12 th - 16 th November 2012 Dakar, Senegal. AAP Project Closure & AAP Project Final Evaluation. Project Closure (reporting). Final Project Review Report ( 1/2). Obligatory -self assessment exercise conducted at the end of a project
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AAP Country Conference “Celebrating our Successes” 12th - 16th November 2012 Dakar, Senegal
AAP Project Closure & AAP Project Final Evaluation
Final Project Review Report (1/2) • Obligatory -self assessment exercise conducted at the end of a project • Report from the project team (PM) to the PSC who endorses it • It measures progress/success against the chain of intended results as defined in the logframe • Pre-requisite for conducting financial project closure • It provides guidance for future programming / initiatives • The findings can be used to inform the evaluation (and vice versa)
Further info • NIM Manual • PRR template • Project closure: https://intranet.undp.org/global/popp/ppm/PublishingImages/Closing%20a%20Project.jpg
EVALUATION POLICY OF UNDP – NORMS Independence Intentionality Transparency Ethics (ref. Code of Conduct and Ethical Guidelines) Impartiality Quality (ref. UNEG norms and standards) Timeliness Utility
FINAL EVALUATION – KEY CONCEPTS • Evaluation - Judgment made based on the standard evaluation criteria and on agreed criteria and benchmarks among key partners and stakeholders ( RRF) • Assessment of what works and why, intended and unintended results, strategic lessons to guide decision-makers and inform stakeholders • Attribution: causal linkage/plausible association relationship between intervention and results • Development effectiveness (partners’ contribution)
EVALUATION CRITERIA • Relevance • Effectiveness • Efficiency • Sustainability
REFERENCES • UNDP Evaluation Office webpage • UNDP Evaluation Policy (2006) / update 2011 • Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results • Outcome Evaluation Guidelines • Evaluation Resource Centre • United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) webpage • UN Evaluation Group Norms and Standards for Evaluation • UNEG Code of Conduct for Evaluators • UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluators