Purpose of the Guide The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) has been working over the last two years year to systematize and enhance the quality of monitoring and evaluation of its activities in fulfillment of the essential public health services, and for improved delivery and implementation of its services. This simple guide has been developed to help monitoring and evaluation staff, Senior Deputy Directors, Bureau Chiefs and Programs Managers, follow the steps involved in the process. This guide is a reference for how to develop a result framework and plan for monitoring & evaluation as designed by the DOH Evaluation & Measurement Workgroup. It is not a training manual and does not provide a detailed explanation of the process. However, those who have gone through the DOH M & E training program will find this guide a useful reference material. Structure of the Guide This guide covers the monitoring and evaluation process; steps in developing a results framework; and examples for easy reference. What is monitoring and evaluation? The two terms should not be confused with each other. They are two distinct sets of organizational activities that are related but not identical. Monitoring Monitoring is the systematic collection and analysis of information. Information should be collected as a project progresses that informs how effective or how efficient the program is at meeting its objective(s). It is based on targets set and activities planned during the planning phases of work. It helps the project manager and management as a whole keep track of progress made. 2.2 Evaluation Evaluation looks at what you set out to do, what you have accomplished, and how you accomplished it. It can be formative (helps you find out if you are achieving your goals and objects in the formative stages of your project, instead of waiting until you are have finished the project). It can also be summative (drawing
Purpose of the Guide The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) has been working over the last two years year to systematize and enhance the quality of monitoring and evaluation of its activities in fulfillment of the essential public health services, and for improved delivery and implementation of its services. This simple guide has been developed to help monitoring and evaluation staff, Senior Deputy Directors, Bureau Chiefs and Programs Managers, follow the steps involved in the process. This guide is a reference for how to develop a result framework and plan for monitoring & evaluation as designed by the DOH Evaluation & Measurement Workgroup. It is not a training manual and does not provide a detailed explanation of the process. However, those who have gone through the DOH M & E training program will find this guide a useful reference material. Structure of the Guide This guide covers the monitoring and evaluation process; steps in developing a results framework; and examples for easy reference. What is monitoring and evaluation? The two terms should not be confused with each other. They are two distinct sets of organizational activities that are related but not identical. Monitoring Monitoring is the systematic collection and analysis of information. Information should be collected as a project progresses that informs how effective or how efficient the program is at meeting its objective(s). It is based on targets set and activities planned during the planning phases of work. It helps the project manager and management as a whole keep track of progress made. 2.2 Evaluation Evaluation looks at what you set out to do, what you have accomplished, and how you accomplished it. It can be formative (helps you find out if you are achieving your goals and objects in the formative stages of your project, instead of waiting until you are have finished the project). It can also be summative (drawing
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