Project-Evaluation-Lectures(1)

7. PROJECT EVALUATION CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION AND POLICY CONTEXT

• Overview of principles and policies governing evaluations of ILO-supported projects.

• Benefits of project evaluation include improving decision-making, organizational learning, and accountability.

CONCEPT OF PROJECT EVALUATION

• Evaluation as Part of Managing for Impact

  • Integral to results-based project management.

  • Aim is to enhance development results from inputs to long term impact.

  • Evaluation feeds lessons learned into the decision-making of stakeholders.

• Learning from Projects

  • Various ways to learn from projects include monitoring, reviews, and evaluations.

  • Importance of assessing outputs, outcomes, and impact.

• Clients of Project Evaluation

  • Key clients include external clients (national constituents, donors) and internal clients (project management team, ILO technical unit).

  • Secondary clients include the Governing Body and other units in ILO.

PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT EVALUATION

• Strengthening Credibility and Accountability

  • Evaluation contributes to transparency and accountability to donors and stakeholders.

• Learning to Improve

  • Evaluation promotes a continuous learning process.

• National Ownership and Participation

  • Emphasizes the need for local partners' involvement in evaluations for sustainability.

• Professional and Ethical Conduct

  • Adherence to ethical standards and responsible handling of sensitive data is crucial.

ILO POLICIES

• Financing for Project Evaluations

  • Evaluations financed from project resources with specific budget allocations.

• Types of Evaluations

  • Different forms include self-evaluation, internal, independent, and external evaluations.

• Required Evaluations According to Project Type

  • Details on evaluations based on duration and budget of projects.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clear delineation of roles for evaluation manager, focal persons, project manager, evaluators, and the ILO Evaluation Unit.

• Importance of independence and impartiality in evaluations.

PREPARING FOR AN EVALUATION

• Steps for defining purpose, scope, and clients of evaluation.

• Application of project logic as a reference point in evaluations.

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT EVALUATION AND EVALUATION REPORT

• Implementation

  • Project management's role in facilitating evaluations and supporting evaluators.

• Structure of the Evaluation Report

  • Common elements include an abstract, background, purpose, methodology, findings, conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learned.

FOLLOW-UP, DISSEMINATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING

• Importance of follow-up on evaluation recommendations and lessons learned.

• Sharing knowledge through dissemination of evaluation findings to enhance future projects.