Handbook for Monitoring and Evaluation

Clarifying and demystifying the M&E function as a performance instrument to strengthen a Better Programming Initiative (BPI) and the Project Planning Process (PPP) has been demanded by all stakeholders. This M&E handbook codifies a more rigorous search for improved methods of assessing whether organisations are both “doing things right” and “doing the right things."

It is intended that this handbook will be complemented by a series of training and information sessions either as a stand-alone module, or incorporated into existing programmes like the leadership development programme or the Project Planning Process (PPP). It can be used alongside other relevant documents such as the Better Programming Initiatives (BPI), PPP manual and the Evaluation Operational Framework. It is a document that will develop and evolve as we use it in our joint efforts at achieving organisational shared learning.

This handbook is designed in modules to facilitate easy reading and a logical pathway through M&E. It provides the reader with opportunity to reflect and refresh by addressing a number of key questions following each module.

This M&E handbook together with other tools of the International Federation programming and planning framework - BPI, PPP and VCA - form an essential toolkit for National Societies that addresses their own management information needs as well as the needs of donors and stakeholders. All tools in the toolkit can be used for a range of tasks but all tools require creative use.