Content of an M&E
Matrix
M&E Capacity Strengthening
Workshop Addis Ababa
4 to 8 June 2012
Arif Rashid, TOPS
M&E Matrix
M&E Matrix is ONLY a key component of the overall
M&E Plan.
It provides detailed information about how the goal,
strategic objectives, intermediate results, outputs and
activities will be monitored and evaluated.
The M&E matrix covers all the information required to
understand, collect, tabulate/analyze, disseminate and
report on any indicator.
It is an extension of PMP
Slide # 1
Content of a M&E Matrix
We need to develop a matrix for each indicator that the
M&E system will track.
In the next few slides we are going to present the
content of a Matrix.
We have used Average Household Dietary Diversity
Score as an example to create this matrix.
Slide # 2
M & E Matrix
Indicator Title
Description
Average Household Dietary Diversity Score
Household dietary diversity is defined as the number of
different food groups consumed over a given reference
period. This is a proxy indicator of household food access.
Indicator type
Direction of Change
Unit
Rationale
Impact
Higher is better
Household
A diversified diet is highly correlated with factors such as
caloric and protein adequacy and household income. Even in
very poor households, increased food expenditure resulting
from additional income is associated with increased quantity
and quality of the diet. Number of food groups is a better
measure of dietary diversity compared to number of foods,
because a household may consume five different food items
in a day and three of them might be cereals or starch.
Slide # 3
M & E Matrix
Information need
Number of food groups out of 12 consumed in the past 24
hours
Tabulation
HDDS = Sum (All food groups consumed by a household)
Numerator/Denomi Sum (HDDS of all households)/ Total number of household
nator
Target group
All households in the project target areas
Data source/means Households from a representative sample of the target
of verification
population. Means of verification will be baseline and end
line survey report
Data collection
method
Strata
Frequency of
collection
Population-based quantitative household survey for baseline
and endline
None
Baseline, end-line and annual
Slide # 4
M & E Matrix
Data analysis
Baseline value
Target and timeframe
temporal, among strata, progress towards target
3.0
4.5 in Y5
Communication
strategy
Survey report, bulletin tailored to the needs and interest
of managers, technical team, food security adviser, and
field staff; stakeholder presentation and discussion of
baseline and final evaluation survey findings
Reporting
In baseline and final evaluation reports and in Annual
Results Reports following the baseline and final
evaluation surveys. Also to government line ministries if
agreed.
Primary responsibility M&E Coordinator/ M&E Manager
Slide # 5
Performance Tracking Table
Baseline
Value
3.0
Year
2010
Targets
Source
Baseline surveys
Year 2 Year 3
3.5
Year 4
Year 5
4.5
Slide # 6
Overview of Data Collection for
Average HDDS
Measurement
Effort
High
General method
Application
Population based
household survey of
a representative
sample in baseline
and end-line.
Baseline and end-line survey will be
carried out by external independent
contractor following FANTA guidelines.
Slide # 7
Practice Session
Please use a similar format presented here to
develop M&E Matrix for one impact indicator, one
outcome indicator and one output indicator.
Using indicators from the IPTT of your project, please
develop the following:
•A matrix for each indicator
•Performance tracking table, and
•Data collection method for each indicator
Each participant will work independently or in a group
with the participants form the same project
Slide # 8
This presentation was made
possible by the generous support
of the American people through
the United States Agency for
International Development
(USAID). The contents are the
responsibility of Save the Children
and do not necessarily reflect the
views of USAID or the United
States Government.