Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Lessons Learned
This course provides the skills you need to carry out monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and lessons learned (MEAL) activities throughout the entire project cycle, helping to successfully deliver the project on scope, on time, and on budget. .
This course prepares you for the international certification generated by PM4NGOS.
This MEAL DPro online course is designed for active professionals who want to learn through a virtual, participatory, and mobile-ready process.
As you progress through the course, you will interact with facilitators and other students, exploring ideas and engaging in conversations about different project management skills and tools. Learning activities include completing readings, watching videos, competing in full e-learning modules, and submitting work samples.
The entire course design is flexible! The learning platform is accessible whenever you want, day or night. As you progress through the course, modules will unlock as long as you're doing the work! The platform allows you to go back and review what others are saying. If you need to take a break, you can catch up. The course is also mobile-ready, so you continue learning when you're on the go.
For best results, we recommend developing a learning plan that allocates approximately 4-5 hours each week for study. To progress in the course, you will need to complete the learning activities. You are also expected to join in the discussions, contributing and responding to the comments of your classmates! The more you do, the more you'll learn and the faster you'll progress through the course. We hope this creates an interesting learning and sharing experience.
The course approaches MEAL as a puzzle made up of four pieces. Each piece monitoring, evaluation, accountability and lessons learned. The MEAL system is only effective when the pieces are aligned, connected and work together.
Introduction to MEAL
- Define the components and purpose of MEA L.
- Explain the advantages of a strong MEAL system.
- Describe the relationship between MEAL and project management.
- Identify the five phases of MEA L.
- Describe the ethical standards and principles relevant to MEA L.
logical models
- Describe how project logic models contribute to establishing a solid foundation for MEA L.
- Compare and contrast the components, structure, and purpose of the theory of change, results framework, and logical framework.
- Explain the purpose of identifying assumptions in project logic models.
- Interpret the vertical and horizontal logic of the Logical Framework.
- Understand the characteristics of a SMAR T indicator.
- Identify the most common measurement methods and when they are used.
MEAL planning tools
- Identify and describe the purpose, process, and content of the main MEAL planning tools, including:
– Performance management plans.
– Monitoring table for performance indicators.
– Evaluation summary table.
– Terms of reference of the evaluation.
– Feedback response mechanisms.
– Discuss the different types of evaluation and the data needed for each of them.
Data collection and analysis MEA L.
- Explain the 5 elements of data quality.
- Describe the components of a basic data collection tool, such as questionnaires, surveys, interviews, and focus groups.
- Explain the basic principles of sampling.
- Describe the key steps in preparing to apply the data collection tools.
- Identify generally accepted protocols and standards for responsible data management.
- Describe the purpose and processes of quantitative data analysis.
- Describe the purpose and processes of qualitative data analysis.