TARGET SETTING

1. TARGET SETTING L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program TARGET SETTING Is the bang worth the buck?

2. TARGET SETTING: OBJECTIVES Understand factors to consider Create an Indicator/Partner Matrix (USAID) Create an Indicator/Work Plan Matrix (Partner) Use Data Table Form to record targets L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 2 2

3. Performance Baseline The value of the performance indicator at the beginning of the planning period. Baselines can/should be: Set just prior to the implementation of USAID-supported activities that contribute to the achievement of the relevant Project Result(s) Measured using the same data collection method that the IP will use to assess progress (PIRS) Changed if the data collection method changes Zero if measuring direct new Project output Result(s) L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 3 3 3

4. Performance Target (s) Commitments made by the IP about the level and timing of results to be achieved in a specified time period. Targets: Can be expressed in quantity, quality or relation (ratio) May be determined by setting final target first, then interim targets May need to be set after activities or sites are selected Can be adjusted over time Should be realistic! Should be outside the confidence band of historical trend (margin of error of survey) L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 4 4 4

5. Role of Baselines and Targets in Performance Management Pre-selected indicators must report data against targets compared to a baseline. The data are produced by implementation of a PMP based on a Development Hypothesis expressed by a Results Framework with corresponding indicators. L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 5 5 5

6. When setting targets, review: Baseline (condition before intervention) Historical trends Expert judgments Research findings Achievements of similar programs elsewhere Stakeholder expectations Objectives and Results Frameworks Prospective budgets WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES: Review MCS Case: Example Matrix L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program How Do We Set Targets? 6 6 6

7. TASK X b: Define a Baseline and Targets for at least one Result (Partner) Use Result with multiple Indicators (Perhaps from Task VII “Select good performance Indicators”) Fill in the Indicator/Work Plan matrix, writing the Result at the top and Indicators across the table List the tasks or activities needed to achieve the Result from your Work Plan Fill in the quarters when the activities occur under each indicator for those activities that have an impact. (X) Looking at when the activities occur for each indicator, set targets for 2011, 2012, 2013 Working Time: 45 min L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 8 8 8

8. TASK IX c: Complete the Indicator Summary Table (Partner and USAID) Partners review tasks related to each indicator and the timing of the tasks to set targets Fill in baseline if zero or already known. If not known, indicate to be done (TBD) Fill in the targets for appropriate years USAID reviews baselines and targets of appropriate Partners (defined by Indicator/Partner Matrix) and fills in the Data Table with the sums. (Not possible now) L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 9 9

9. Session 6. Summary Role of PIRS in setting baselines and targets The function of the Indicator/Partner matrix The function of the Indicator/Work Plan matrix Is the bang worth the buck? “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” - Yogi Berra L-MEP Liberia - Monitoring & Evaluation Program 10 10