USAID Project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Quiz Description: Become familiar with USAID monitoring and evaluation

requirements This quiz tests your knowledge of USAID requirements related to monitoring and evaluation Designed for advanced students with USAID field program experience Reading Materials: Relevant ADS Regulations: Click here to download

What section of the ADS regulates USAID's Project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) requirements? ADS 230 ADS 320 ADS 203 ADS 302

Which four answers are correct: The ADS refers to requirements to: Collect and use both quantitative and qualitative performance information to manage for and report on results Understand the factors that may be limiting progress made in achieving targeted results Understand the kinds of actions needed to optimize the achievement of targeted results Use the tools of performance monitoring and of evaluation to promote learning Define and use non-indicative award indicators for Performance Management Plans (PMPs)
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Which three answers are correct: Performance Management Plans (PMP) must be completed for a USAID project to: Identify the performance indicators that will be tracked Specify the source, method of collection, and schedule of collection for all required data Assign responsibility for collection to a specific office, team, or individual Design indicators that cannot be changed during the project

Which four answers are correct: During project implementation, indicators in the PMP may be changed or dropped if: Effort needed to collect them becomes excessive Cost needed to collect them becomes excessive More appropriate indicators are identified Indicators are unsatisfactory or no longer used because their targets have been met and retained for reference in PMP records Non of the above is correct. Performance indicators cannot be changed

Which answer is NOT correct: The Performance Management Plan (PMP) should: Justify briefly why each performance indicator was selected Provide baseline values and targeted values for each performance indicator Specify the source of the data and the method for data collection Describe known data limitations of each performance indicator Describe the data quality assessment procedures to verify and validate the measured values of actual performance of all the performance information Specify the type and source of irrelevant USAIPX indicators that are included in the PMP

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The Performance Management Plan (PMP) should have as a minimum: 1 indicator 2 indicators 3 indicators 4 indicators 5 indicators There is not a minimum number of indicators for a PMP

Which answer is NOT correct: A PMP should meet the following criteria: Provide baseline values and targeted values for each performance indicator Disaggregate performance indicators by sex wherever possible Specify the source of the data and the method for data collection Specify the schedule for data collection Describe known data limitations of each performance indicator Describe the data quality assessment procedures for performance indicator Estimate the costs of collecting, analyzing, and reporting performance data Identify possible evaluation efforts to complement the performance monitoring effort Include a calendar of performance management tasks Use a standard predefined format for PMPs

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Performance data in the PMP should meet five data quality standards. Select the five correct answers Validity - Data should clearly and adequately represent the intended result Integrity - Data should have established mechanisms in place to reduce the possibility that they are intentionally manipulated for political or personal reasons Precision - Data should be sufficiently precise to present a fair picture of performance Reliability - Data should reflect stable and consistent data collection processes and analysis methods Timelines - Data should be timely enough to influence management decision-making Importance - Data should be important to influence intended results

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