Comments on: Online Discussion – Question 4: What kind of indicators do you use for Impact Evaluation in the context of Institutional Change? http://washimpacttable.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/online-discussion-question-4-what-kind-of-indicators-do-you-use-for-impact-evaluation-in-teh-context-of-institutional-change/ Round Table on Impact Evaluation for Strengthening Governance of WASH Services Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter J. Bury (IRC) http://washimpacttable.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/online-discussion-question-4-what-kind-of-indicators-do-you-use-for-impact-evaluation-in-teh-context-of-institutional-change/#comment-25 Peter J. Bury (IRC) Tue, 13 May 2008 17:48:25 +0000 http://washimpacttable.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-25 What kind of indicators do you use for Impact Evaluation in the context of Institutional Change? 1. truely SMART indicators; 2. indicators 'affordable' to those who are supposed or have a direct interest in doing the IE. In view of my earlier contributions to this interesting event, I shouldn't propose any indicators. This because I am convinced we better spend our money on: 1. properly participative identification of projects (better: programmes) (even better: (learning) processes; 2. proper participative planning of processes taking into account risks and providing for mitigation and lots of flexibility within agreed overall principles and direction; 3. focussing on efficiency monitoring; 4. focussing on effectiveness monitoring; 5. ensuring monitoring integrated into management ensuring constant loops between monitoring and management. Peter What kind of indicators do you use for Impact Evaluation in the context of Institutional Change?

1. truely SMART indicators;
2. indicators ‘affordable’ to those who are supposed or have a direct interest in doing the IE.

In view of my earlier contributions to this interesting event, I shouldn’t propose any indicators. This because I am convinced we better spend our money on:

1. properly participative identification of projects (better: programmes) (even better: (learning) processes;
2. proper participative planning of processes taking into account risks and providing for mitigation and lots of flexibility within agreed overall principles and direction;
3. focussing on efficiency monitoring;
4. focussing on effectiveness monitoring;
5. ensuring monitoring integrated into management ensuring constant loops between monitoring and management.

Peter

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