PROJECT FORMULATION, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROJECT FORMULATION Is the development of the applicable concept, features, mechanics, and framework of the activities or community service your team plans to execute. 4 MAJOR PHASES IN PROJECT FORMULATION AND MANAGEMENT PHASE 1- Idea Generation and Development of Project Concept PHASE 2- Preparation for Project Implementation PHASE 3- Project Implementation, Monitoring, and Completion PHASE 4- Project Closure and Evaluation PHASE 1 IDEA GE NERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT CONCEPT The first phase in the project formulation and management is the idea generation and development of project idea or concept. STEP 1 Conduct a review of the results acquired from the community needs assessment and plan for an applicable project identified during the assessment. STEP 2 Determine if it is possible to recruit sponsor/s for the project (only if possible) and appoint a Project Team Head who will be the over-all in-charge in the management of the activity. STEP 3 Establish resource requirements and project duration. STEP 4 Determine the Project Costs and Prepare Project Budget. STEP 5 Analyze Risk Involved and Quantify Benefits for Both Participating Parties STEP 6 Allocate Resources. Assign how much resource will be given or assign to whom or to what activity. PHASE 2 PREPARATION FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STEP 1 Determine Stages and Steps of Project Implementation, Prepare Plan of Action. STEP 2 Brief the Team. It is good to have the team be informed of the right attitude toward the right activity, the objective of the project, and the expected outcome. STEP 3 Identify Training Requirement. Ensure that team members are ready for the service and that the necessary skills are already acquired. STEP 4 Develop and Establish Control Procedure. Create a device, tool, or mechanism that will control deviations on the flow of events or happenings from the desired output. STEP 5 Determine and Decide for the Frequency of Team Meetings. PHASE 3 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND COMPLETION STEP 1 Implementation of the Project. STEP 2 Monitor the implementation of the activities involved and check for any possible change or improvement needed. STEP 3 Capture Performance and Document the Project. STEP 4 Create Status/Progress Report. STEP 5 Prepare and Conduct Project Closure. PHASE 4 PROJECT EVALUATION STEP 1 Prepare for the Project Evaluation. The information needed to start with the project evaluation includes: 1. Feedback report from the recipient of the community service 2. Objective evaluation (with set criteria) by the community service provide. STEP 2 Conduct the Project Evaluation. From the information available, analyze the inputs received from to come up with a realistic, fair, and objective over-all evaluation that will give an idea of how well or poor the project was made. STEP 3 Compile Project Report. The very last step is to prepare a compilation of various documentations ready for achieving, which can be used for future references and benchmarking. Monitoring, therefore, is a process of periodically gathering data pertaining to the status and formation of the extent of project/program implementation. Purposes of Monitoring the Plan A. To provide a systematic method of collecting data on the implementation of the plan as implementation is taking place. B. To generate information that can be used for evaluation of the plan. C. To detect problems in implementation as they occur for proper corrective measures. 1. Evaluation is the process through which the effectiveness of services gauged against the goals which the agency sets out to achieve. 2. Evaluation needs to be a constant process built into all levels of program: ● by the participants in all projects; and ● by the implementors/facilitators/social workers/CWTS volunteers. 3. Evaluation also needs to be done ● at the end of learning events; ● at key points in a group, at least once a month; and ● at regular time in a project (at the end of each year) before planning the next year’s program. 4. The value of evaluation includes: ● seeing the success of the program/project implementation; ● assessing the weaknesses of the implementation; and ● clarifying what needs to be changed, strengthened and improved. CLASSIFICATION OF EVALUATION 1. PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION Is a process of involving participants in a program to reflect critically on their own project, program, aims, and leadership, is a participantcentered evaluation. 2. NON-PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION Is done by nonparticipating parties, usually the disinterested persons. If evaluation is biased, then it does not reflect or give the real evaluative results. KINDS OF EVALUATION 1. ONGOING EVALUATION Is conducted while the workshop/program/activity still in progress. 2. CONCLUDING EVALUATION Is a final evaluation. It is essential to evaluate a workshop or program at its end. METHODS OF EVALUATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Written evaluation Informal-oral evaluation Structured interview Group discussion method Observation Survey Case study Slides, photos, or drawings TOPIC 2: Project Formulation, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Assessment: Read and understand, then answer the following: For Submission of output: Pls keep always your output ready and wait for the instruction when and where the date of submission. 1. Differentiate monitoring from evaluating. 2. As student leader of CWTS, how are you going to monitor the program or project you have implemented in the community? Device steps in monitoring your project. 3. Evaluation needs to be a constant process built into all levels of a program. a. As a participant how are you going to evaluate the program? b. As an implementer (CWTS student) how are you going evaluate the program? 4. Which do you prefer, a participatory evaluation or a nonparticipatory evaluation? Explain your choice. 5. If you are going to evaluate the program/project implementation, what will you use – an ongoing evaluation or a concluding evaluation? Explain your answer.