Monitoring and evaluating capacity development: Is it really that difficult?

This paper from the International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) analyses some of the key concepts of capacity development, particularly regarding monitoring and evaluation.

The paper then describes some of the key tools used in planning, monitoring, and evaluating capacity development programs.

Contents

Evaluation methods and tools mentioned

• Bottom-up Approach – p. 9-10
• Predictive Approach – p. 10
• Non-predictive Approach – p. 10
• Middle-up-and-down Approach – p. 9-10
• Top-down Approach – p. 9-11
• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis – p. 11
• Organizational Assessment (OA) Tools, Organizational Capacity Assessment Tools (OCAT) – p. 11-14
• Three Circles Model – p. 14
• Model of 5 Capabilities – p. 14
• Logical Framework – p. 14-15
• Outcome Mapping (OM) – p. 15
• Stories of Change – p. 15-16
• Most Significant Change (MSC) – p. 16
• Random Sampling – p. 16
• Tracer Study – p. 16
• Ladder of Change – p. 17
• Client Satisfaction Forms – p. 17