1. P roject C ycle M anagement Training Course on " Evaluation"

5. When to do evaluations? Mid-term evaluation End of project/ programme evaluation Ex-post evaluation During implemen-tation At the end of implemen-tation After imple-mentation Also used as term: Ex ante evaluation

7. Logframe Basics ‘ ... IF results are delivered, AND assumptions hold true, THEN the project purpose will be achieved ...’ Objectively Verifiable Indicators Intervention Logic Sources of Verification Assumptions Overall Objectives Project Purpose Results Activities Means Cost Pre-condi-tions

8. Good indicators Do partners and stakeholders agree that this indicator makes sense to use? Owned Will the data have utility for decision-making and learning? Useful Can data be collected easily, on a timely basis at reasonable costs? Accessible Is the data consistent or comparable over time? Reliable Is the definition precise and unambiguous about what is to be measured? Objective Does the indicator directly represent the objectice it is intended to measure? Valid

14. The Logframe and the 3 basic evaluation criteria Overall Objectives Project Purpose + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions + Pre-conditions allocation action utilisation change Efficiency Means Impact Overall Objectives + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions allocation action utilisation change + Pre-conditions Means Overall Objectives Project Purpose + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions allocation action utilisation change Effective- ness Project Purpose + Pre-conditions Means

15. Logframe and basic evaluation criteria: Major questions Overall Objectives Project Purpose + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions + Pre-conditions allocation action utilisation change Means Efficiency Effective- ness Impact How were inputs and activities converted into Results? How well did the Results contribute to the achievement of the Project Purpose? Which benefits on society and sector?

16. The 4th evaluation criterion: Relevance Overall Objectives Project Purpose + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions + Pre-conditions allocation action utilisation change Means Efficiency Effective- ness Impact Relevance Quality of planning and adaptation, including relevance of problems to correct beneficiaries, OVIs, means, cost, assumptions, risks How were inputs and activities converted into Results? How well did the Results contribute to the achievement of the Project Purpose? Which benefits on society and sector?

17. The 5th evaluation criterion: Sustainability Overall Objectives Project Purpose + Assumptions Results + Assumptions Activities + Assumptions + Pre-conditions allocation action utilisation change Means Efficiency Effective- ness Impact Relevance Sustain-ability Have and will services and benefits be maintained? Quality of planning and adaptation, including relevance of problems to correct beneficiaries, OVIs, means, cost, assumptions, risks How were inputs and activities converted into Results? How well did the Results contribute to the achievement of the Project Purpose? Which benefits on society and sector?

18. Summary: The 5 evaluation criteria The fact that the results were obtained at reasonable cost, i.e. t he cost, speed and management efficiency with which Means/ Inputs and Activities were converted into Results , and the q uality of the Results achieved . Efficiency The effect of the project on its wider environment, and its contribution to the wider objectives summarised in the Overall Objectives . Impact The appropriateness of project o bjectives to the real problems of the intended beneficiaries that it was supposed to address, and to the physical and policy environment within which it operate d . Relevance The likelihood of a continuation in the stream of benefits produced by the project after the period of external assistance has ended. Sustainability How well the Results contribute to the achievement of the Project Purpose , and how Assumptions have affected project achievements. Effectiveness