Our Approach
M&E Planning
Good monitoring and evaluation starts with being clear about what you are trying to achieve and what evidence will help you understand progress. We can support you whether you are developing a monitoring and evaluation approach from scratch or improving an existing one. This might include clarifying outcomes, choosing appropriate measures, designing practical data collection systems and planning how evidence will be analysed and used.
Theories of Change
Clarifying what you are trying to achieve, how change is expected to happen, and the outcomes that should be monitored.
Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks
Bringing outcomes, indicators, measures, data sources and reporting requirements into a clear overall framework.
Research Tool Development
Designing proportionate approaches for collecting and analysing evidence, including surveys, monitoring tools, evaluation questions and methods.
MEL Training, Mentoring and Support
Helping teams put MEL approaches and processes into practice through guidance, training and practical systems that can be maintained over time.
Our approach to M&E Planning support
We work with organisations to develop frameworks, measures and data collection approaches that are proportionate and fit the way they actually work. This can range from refining an existing project approach through to developing an organisation-wide monitoring and evaluation framework from the ground up.
Collaborative
We work closely with staff, leaders and other stakeholders so the approach reflects both strategic priorities and day-to-day delivery.
Co-produced
We involve service users and other people with lived experience in shaping outcomes, measures and data collection approaches.
Proportionate
We design monitoring and evaluation around the scale, complexity and resources of the organisation or programme, avoiding unnecessary burden.
Practical
We focus on systems, measures and tools that can be used consistently in practice and support meaningful reporting, learning and decision-making.
Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks
A good monitoring and evaluation framework connects what an organisation is trying to achieve with the evidence needed to understand progress. We bring the different elements together into a clear and practical structure that can be used consistently across services, programmes or entire organisations.
Typical Framework Components
Outcomes and intended changes
Indicators and measures
Data sources and collection methods
Timescales and frequency of measurement
Roles and responsibilities
Data analysis and reporting
Learning and review processes
Links to organisational strategy and reporting requirements
Clients
Get in touch to discuss your evaluation project.
Whether you have a detailed brief or if you are just at the stage of defining your needs, we would be delighted to hear about your plans and offer our input on the approach and next steps.
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