I've just completed an appraisal of a project design for an AusAID NGO Cooperation Agreement. I found the design document to be well written, and in some ways innovative. The design...
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For a long time I've been using the phrase 'theory of change' to express the idea that a project is essentially a social experiment, and that M&E is about testing the hypotheses implicit in the...
So why 'Zen and the art of monitoring and evaluation'?? The truth is I've stolen the title from Robert Pirsig's classic book, 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance'. Pirsig's book is one...
Well...this is the first of what may become a long list of rambling thoughts about monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of international aid. I'm a consultant that works with a range of NGO,...