Project Monitoring Techniques

Project Monitoring Techniques - October 2023

This 8-week online course brings together tried and tested techniques to design relevant Real-Time Monitoring systems for adaptive projects and programmes.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the course!
2. Course content
3. Course overview
4. Navigation
5. Accreditation
1. Community platform
1. Module slides
2. Learning Journal
1. Webinar 1
2. Webinar 2
3. Webinar 3
4. Webinar 4
5. Webinar 5
6. Webinar 6
1. Module 1 - Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Brief Review of M&E
4. M&E and Learning
5. Exercise 1
6. The Adapted Action Learning Cycle
7. Situation Assessment
8. Articulate a Strong Theory of Change
9. Interpreting the ToC Into a Logframe
10. Checking the ToC
11. The Learning Culture
12. Key Points
13. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M1-LJ)
1. Module 2 - Supplementary Reading
2. Module 2 - Resources
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Qualitative Field Techniques
5. Ecosystems Analysis
6. Sustainable Livelihoods
7. Introduction to Cognitive Mapping
8. Creating Cognitive Maps
9. Cognitive Mapping by Analysis Text
10. Exercise 1
11. The Combined Cognitive Map
12. Cognitive Mapping by Interview
13. Structural Analysis of Cognitive Maps
14. Exercise 2
15. Structural Analysis of Example
16. Key Points
17. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M2-LJ)
18. Further Exercises
1. Module 3 - Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Building Analysis into Indicators
4. Quantifying Tangible Outputs
5. Quantifying Intangibles
6. Requirements for Effective Analysis
7. Aggregation and Disaggregation
8. Activity To Output Monitoring (ATOM)
9. Exercise 1
10. Atom in Practice
11. Exercise 2
12. Interpretation
13. Key Points
14. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M3-LJ)
15. Monitoring survey (PMT5-M3-MS)
1. Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Output Breakdown
4. Exercise 1
5. Using 'S'-curves
6. ATOM Spreadsheet Development
7. Exercise 2: Development of sample ATOM
8. Upload to your portfolio (PMT5-M4-Ex2)
9. Key Points
10. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M4-LJ)
1. Module 5 - Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. WEDEX: Weighted Indexes to Represent Intangibles
4. Scoring Intangible Concepts in WEDEX
5. WEDEX: An Outline of Seasonal Vulnerability Reduction Index
6. SVRI Assessment Illustration
7. Group work
8. Key Points
9. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M5-LJ)
1. Module 6 - Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. CAJUS: Calibrated Judgement Scaling
4. Exercise 1: LAST Assessment Sheet
5. Upload to your portfolio (PMT5-M5-Ex1)
6. Reliability and Issues in Using LAST
7. An Illustration of Developing a CAJUS Assessment Sheet
8. Exercise 2: Criteria in CAJUS
9. Assessment Sheet Development
10. Precision Tests
11. Survey and Scoring of CAJUS
12. Exercise: Scoring practice
13. Using Spreadsheets
14. Using the Assessment Sheet
15. How to Use the RTM System
16. Group work
17. Key Points
18. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M6-LJ)
1. Module 7 - Supplementary Reading
2. Module 7 - Resources
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. What is Theory of Change
5. Identify the change you want to see
6. Basic Elements of a ToC Model
7. Stakeholder Analysis
8. Real Time Monitoring for Theory of Change
9. Exercise 1 - Making a Theory of Change
10. Key Points
11. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M7-LJ)
1. Module 8 - Resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Review the Working of Theory
4. An Example of a Review
5. The Learning Organisation
6. Fostering a Learning Culture
7. Analytical Reporting
8. How Coaching works
9. Tools for Learning from Tacit Knowledge
10. Tools for Learning from Explicit Knowledge
11. Key Points
12. Upload your Learning Journal (PMT5-M8-LJ)
1. Rate this course (PMT5)
2. Testimonial (PMT5)
3. Get your HPass badge
4. Final Evaluation (PMT5)

About this course

Free
124 lessons
5.5 hours of video content

Project Monitoring Techniques - October 2023

Course curriculum

Course Orientation

Community

Resources

Webinars

Module 1 - Key Concepts and Action Learning Model

Module 2 - Understanding Context

Module 3 - Introduction to Real-Time Monitoring and Output Monitoring using ATOM

Module 4 - ATOM Development

Module 5 - RTM Weighted Indexes WEDEX

Module 6 - Calibrated Judgement Scales CAJUS

Module 7 - Theory of Change

Module 8 - Learning and Communicating

Final course evaluation

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