M&E Across Program Life Cycle ASSESSMENT What is the nature of the (health) problem? EVALUATION How Do I know that the strategy is working? How do I j
{"Image DocumentName": "IMPLEMENTATION/MONITORING", "Image ImageDescription": "M&E Across Program Life Cycle. ASSESSMENT. What is the nature of the (health) problem? 1. EVALUATION. How Do I know that the strategy is working? How do I judge if the intervention is making a difference? STRATEGIC PLANNING. What primary objectives should my program pursue to address this problem? IMPLEMENTATION/MONITORING. How do I know the activities are being implemented as designed? How much does implementation vary from site to site? How can be program become more efficient or effective? At what points of a program lifecycle do you do M&E? M&E occurs at all stages of the program life cycle. In phase one of the program life cycle, sponsors and program managers identify the health needs or problems to be addressed by the program. Phase two is the strategic planning stage. Sponsors and program managers are considering the goals they hope to accomplish through program activities. Information is needed to make decisions about how to allocate money and effort in order to meet identified program needs. Phase three is the program design stage. The program may be designed from scratch or an already existing program may be revised or adapted to meet the specified goals and objectives. At this stage, information is needed to address the question: What strategy or interventions should the program use to achieve these objectives? M&E activities may include pilot testing and assessing the effectiveness and feasibility of alternative methods of service delivery. Phase four is the monitoring stage. The program staff members are trying to operationalize the program, adapt it as necessary to a particular setting, resolve problems that arise, and get the program to a point where it is running smoothly. Information is needed that describes how the program is operating and how the program can be improved: To what extent has the program been implemented as designed? How much does implementation vary from site to site? How can the program become more efficient or effective? Phase five is the evaluation stage. The program has become established and information is needed on the extent to which a program\u2019s highest priority goals have been achieved. For M&E to be successful, strategic program planning and developing an M&E strategy should go hand in hand. DESIGN. What strategy, interventions and approaches should my program use to achieve these priorities?", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}