PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

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CASE STUDY

Scenario:

National Monitoring and Evaluation Programme:

An African government has developed a national M&E policy and a plan to implement the policy. The M&E Unit in the Presidency is responsible for implementing the plan. There is a team of eight people responsible for developing annual plans and biannual reporting by national departments. Another team of six people is responsible for developing a national evaluation system, where national departments undertake regular evaluations of important programmes and policies. There is a budget to fund the national evaluations, as well as funds to train M&E staff in various departments.

The plan has the following outputs and activities:

1. System for annual planning by national departments established

1.1 Develop and pilot system

1.2 Support departments to complete annual plans

1.3 Review annual plans and give feedback

2. Biannual reporting system against annual plans established

2.1 Develop and pilot system

2.2 Support departments to conduct biannual reporting

2.3 Review reports and give feedback

3. Capacity building on M&E undertaken

3.1 Develop courses

3.2 Commission Institute of Public Administration to run courses

3.3 Run courses

4. Evaluations undertaken

4.1 Select evaluations to undertake

4.2 Commission evaluations

4.3 Present findings to Cabinet

5. Advocacy and communication channels set up

5.1 Develop communication strategy

5.2 Establish website

5.3 Maintain social media presence

5.4 Hold press briefings on emerging findings

QUESTION 2 (350 WORDS)

To successfully develop the activities and achieve the outputs of this programme, some management systems need to be put in place. These management systems need to provide team members with the information they need to perform their function, ensure effective coordination between team members, track the programme's finances, and provide a shared space where team members can reflect on and assess their performance.

Address the following questions in your response:

• What management systems need to be established?
• What sort of internal tracking systems could you establish to track the programme's physical progress and finances?

(350 WORDS)

Please Research and Answer Correctly

Please Strictly Stick to the Word Limit