FW: The Nuts and Bolts of M&E Systems: Note 4

[Bindiya Rawat]

Dear All,

Please find the note by Michael Bamberger on “ Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation and Results Measurement.”  

Best regards,

Bindiya


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Subject: The Nuts and Bolts of M&E Systems: Note 4

                                           

Many international development agencies and some national governments base future budget planning and policy decisions on a systematic assessment of the projects and programs in which they have already invested. Results are assessed through Mid-Term Reviews (MTRs), Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), or through more rigorous impact evaluations (IE), all of which require the collection of baseline data before the project or program begins. The baseline is compared with the MTR, ICR, or the post-test IE measurement to estimate changes in the indicators used to measure performance, outcomes, or impacts. However, it is often the case that a baseline study is not conducted, seriously limiting the possibility of producing a rigorous assessment of project outcomes and impacts. This note discusses the reasons why baseline studies are often not conducted, even when they are included in the project design and funds have been approved, and describes strategies that can be used to “reconstruct” baseline data at a later stage in the project or program cycle.

No. 4 — November 2010

Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation and Results Measurement, by Michael Bamberger
Click here to download the note <http://connectprem.worldbank.org/Central%20PREM%20Repository/premnoteME4.pdf>

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[Pankaj Shrivastav]

Hi Bindiya,

Hope you are fine :-)

Cannot access the link, even on the web...

Pankaj
On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:57:46 +0530, Bindiya Rawat <bin...@askindia.org>
wrote:

> Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation

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[Bindiya Rawat]

Dear Pankaj,

Good to hear from you.

I remember opening the link to this paper. However, since I read it online
and did not download it, I do not have a copy of the same.

I tried to access the link given now - but like you said it does not work
now. Probably it was a short term access link which has now expired.

In case, I manage to find this paper, would share with you and the group.

Warm regards,

Bindiya

[Pankaj Shrivastav]

Thanks :-)

Pankaj
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:18:38 +0530, Bindiya Rawat <bin...@askindia.org>
wrote:

> Dear Pankaj,
>
> Good to hear from you.
>
> I remember opening the link to this paper. However, since I read it
> online
> and did not download it, I do not have a copy of the same.
>
> I tried to access the link given now - but like you said it does not work
> now. Probably it was a short term access link which has now expired.
>
> In case, I manage to find this paper, would share with you and the group.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Bindiya
>
>
> On 30/12/10 3:31 PM, "Pankaj Shrivastav" <pks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bindiya,
>>
>> Hope you are fine :-)
>>
>> Cannot access the link, even on the web...
>>
>> Pankaj
>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:57:46 +0530, Bindiya Rawat <bin...@askindia.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation
>>
>
>
>