Designing Project Evaluations

Project evaluations are critical for designing right interventions, collecting required data and utilizing lessons learned for future endeavors. This training helps organizations design highly effective project evaluations focusing on critical components — from scope and SMART baselines to mixed-method data collection and findings presentation.

• Sound evaluation design
• Reliable baselines and indicators
• Mixed-method data collection
• Clear, decision-ready findings

3 modules — select any module to review its content.

1. 01Principles of Project Management and M&E−
   • What is a project and project management?
   • Why we design projects
   • Project scope and deliverables
   • Principles of Monitoring and Evaluation
2. 02Evaluating Project Performance & Impact+
   • Evaluating project progress
   • Setting up baseline indicators (SMART)
   • Data collection methods
   • Quantitative and qualitative data
3. 03Presenting Findings+
   • Evaluating qualitative and quantitative data
   • Evaluation against indicators or baseline data
   • Impact assessment
   • Presenting findings

• Project managers
• M&E professionals
• Program evaluators
• Development practitioners