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Project/Programme Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Guide

Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2011), 130 pp.
"This book off ers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. Although the book is geared principally toward development practitioners and policy makers, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in impact evalu ... more

Making Evaluations Matter: A Practical Guide for Evaluators

Simone van Vugt; Seerp Wigboldus; Bob Williams; Jim Woodhill (contrib.)
Wageningen: Wageningen University & Research Centre Centre for Development Innovation (2011), 118 pp.
"Too often evaluations are shelved, with very little done to bring about change within organisations. This guide will explain how you can make your evaluations more useful. It will help you to better understand some conceptual issues and appreciate how evaluations contribute to empowering stakeholde ... more
"Agency-based Program Evaluation: Lessons from Practice, by Stephen A. Kapp and Gary R. Anderson, serves as a core textbook in the advanced undergraduate and graduate social work program evaluation courses. It combines the methodology of program evaluation with the reality of working with agencies a ... more
"This book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation, presenting an analysis of the quantitative research underlying recent programme evaluations and case studies prepared for a series of impact evaluation workshops in different countries, sponsored by the World Bank Institute (WB ... more
"This document outlines basic steps in planning monitoring and evaluation for advocacy and covers: distinctive features of monitoring and evaluation for advocacy; five questions for planning advocacy monitoring and evaluation; special focuses on equity, humanitarian advocacy monitoring and evaluatio ... more
"This 2009 version of the ‘Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results’ aims to support UNDP in becoming more results-oriented and to improve its focus on development changes and real improvements in people’s lives. It replaces and updates the previous Handbook from ... more
"The paper is divided into two parts: Part One describes a methodology for designing an M&E system. This covers a number of stages from defining the scope and purpose of the system to its eventual roll out. However, it does not cover the implementation of the M&E system. Part Two addresses many of t ... more

Managing and Implementing an Evaluation: Guidelines and Tools for Evaluation Managers

Baltimore; Washington, DC: Catholic Relief Services (CRS); American Red Cross (2008), vi, 64 pp.

Preparing for an Evaluation: Guidelines and Tools for Pre-Evaluation Planning

Baltimore; Washington, DC: Catholic Relief Services (CRS); American Red Cross (2008), v, 52 pp.
"Teil I erläutert Begriffe und Hintergründe wirkungsorientierter Projektplanung und verortet Wirkungsorientierung im Projektzyklus der Welthungerhilfe. Teil II stellt eine praxisorientierte Handreichung bereit, in der das wirkungsorientierte Vorgehen in den einzelnen Projektphasen Schritt für Sch ... more

Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide

Communications Network; Asibey Consulting (2008), 37 pp.
"This guide helps you gather input at the beginning of your activities to shape your communication strategy. It also gives you the tools to monitor progress and make corrections during implementation. It was not designed as a means for looking back on past work to determine if it was successful. Ins ... more

Qualitative Evaluation: Der Einstieg in die Praxis

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2., aktual. Aufl. (2008), 119 pp.
"Am Beispiel eines von den Autoren realisierten Evaluationsprojektes führt dieses Buch in die Planung und praktische Durchführung von qualitativer Evaluation ein. Anhand einer detaillierten Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung werden die Bestandteile eines Evaluationsprozesses von der Gegenstandsbestimm ... more

Wirkungsorientiertes Monitoring: Leitfaden für die Technische Zusammenarbeit

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2008), 38 pp.
"Hauptfunktion des wirkungsorientierten Monitoring ist es, die Steuerung von Entwicklungsmaßnahmen zu unterstützen sowie den Dialog über die eingeschlagene Strategie im Management- bzw. Projektteam und deren Aufsichtsgremien anzuregen – insbesondere im Hinblick auf die regelmäßige Operationsp ... more
"Essentials for Excellence is not comprehensive but it does equip you with sufficient know-how to be able to plan and manage useful RM&E for your AI/PI strategic communication. For those seeking further information, web-links and key references are included. The guide is aimed at users who want stra ... more

Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services

Baltimore, Md.; Cambridge, Mass.; Washington, DC: Center for Communication Programs; Management Sciences for Health; Constella Futures (2007), x, 50 pp.
"The 29 indicators in the Guide measure the reach, usefulness, and use, as well as the collaboration, and capacity building engendered through information products and services. The innovative “Conceptual Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services” shows how ... more

Evaluación de proyectos de desarrollo local: Enfoques, métodos y procedimientos

Lima: Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo (DESCO) (2007), 156 pp.
"Este libro recupera parte de lo ya escrito y dicho sobre la evaluación en diferentes textos y espacios de reflexión y de diálogo. Si se nos pregunta sobre su aporte diríamos que, sumada a la convencional y necesaria presentación de argumentos conceptuales y herramientas metodológicas que sust ... more