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Formulate Design and Monitoring Framework

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Formulate Design and Monitoring Framework
Introduction Competencies/Skills Tools Tips Supporting Entities Potential Outputs
Introduction

The project’s design and monitoring framework serves as a blueprint for the entire project.  It includes the project’s inputs (the resources required to implement the project), specific activities, outputs, outcomes, and broader impacts.  This framework clearly describes the cause-effect chain linking each of these aspects of the project, and demonstrates an evidence-based approach to addressing the problem.  The design and monitoring framework also clearly describes the project’s assumptions and risks, as well as steps that will be taken to minimize the risks.  Also included in project design is a detailed description of implementation arrangements, along with a diagram and explanation of the day-to-day operations of the project as well as the longer-term steering arrangements.  This description should clearly explain the responsibilities of each of the stakeholders, and elucidate any capacity building activities that will take place to ensure that stakeholders are able to meet their responsibilities.  Lastly, the design and monitoring framework includes details for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.  All of the previous steps culminate in the design and monitoring framework.

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  • The language, format, and structure of the design and monitoring framework varies from financier to financier and agency to agency.  Make sure that the project’s design is consistent with the requirements of the financier;
  • The project’s design and management framework should incorporate lessons learned from completed pilot projects as well as best practices in resilience building;
  • The design team should ensure that the monitoring and evaluation framework is rigorous and realistic, and that adequate time and financial resources are reserved for monitoring and evaluation;
  • Good project frameworks clearly illustrate a connection between the project’s activities and outcomes and improvement in the baseline scenario; and
  • Where possible, monitoring indicators should be gender disaggregated.
Supporting Entities/Processes
  • USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific; and
  • CDIA
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  • Project design and monitoring framework; and
  • Monitoring and evaluation plan