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Nimble adaptation: Tailoring monitoring, evaluation, and learning methods to provide actionable data in complex environments
This chapter examines good practices in implementing effective Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems within complex international development Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) programs, which are characterized by challenges of non‐linearity, limited evidence of theories of change, and contextual and politically contingent nature of outcomes. The chapter presents three cases of MEL systems in complex projects implemented by Pact across distinct and diverse operating contexts – Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Somalia – to illustrate those projects’ MEL approaches that enabled continuous adaptation. The authors analyze the cases to respond to two questions: (1) What are the key elements of effective adaptive management‐focused MEL systems in complex environments? (2) What is practical guidance for designing and enabling complexity‐responsive and effective adaptive management‐focused MEL systems? The case studies illustrate three key elements: (1) Information gathering that closely links context, research, and performance data; (2) Systems for reflection that offer scheduled learning moments of varying frequency and intensity, as well as multiple feedback mechanisms; and (3) Enabling structures that promote adaptive mindsets and attitudes within project teams.
Nimble adaptation: Tailoring monitoring, evaluation, and learning methods to provide actionable data in complex environments
This chapter examines good practices in implementing effective Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems within complex international development Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) programs, which are characterized by challenges of non‐linearity, limited evidence of theories of change, and contextual and politically contingent nature of outcomes. The chapter presents three cases of MEL systems in complex projects implemented by Pact across distinct and diverse operating contexts – Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Somalia – to illustrate those projects’ MEL approaches that enabled continuous adaptation. The authors analyze the cases to respond to two questions: (1) What are the key elements of effective adaptive management‐focused MEL systems in complex environments? (2) What is practical guidance for designing and enabling complexity‐responsive and effective adaptive management‐focused MEL systems? The case studies illustrate three key elements: (1) Information gathering that closely links context, research, and performance data; (2) Systems for reflection that offer scheduled learning moments of varying frequency and intensity, as well as multiple feedback mechanisms; and (3) Enabling structures that promote adaptive mindsets and attitudes within project teams.
Nimble adaptation: Tailoring monitoring, evaluation, and learning methods to provide actionable data in complex environments
Serpe, Lauren (author) / Ingram, Mason (author) / Byom, Kate (author)
New Directions for Evaluation ; 2022 ; 97-106
2022-12-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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