Monitoring & Evaluation | PHRPS Module 5

Choose your mode

Standard mode asks you to reason through your theory of change before the tool reveals its full assessment. Express mode delivers structured output immediately across all three tools.

Standard

Guided learning

You'll justify your reasoning about how your activities lead to outcomes before seeing the full assessment — the same question a proposal committee or donor reviewer will eventually ask.

Express

Direct feedback

Submit your context and receive structured output across all three tools immediately. Coaching detail collapsed — expand any section to explore. Tip: Be as specific as possible.

What are you building this for?

This adjusts the coaching voice — academic peer review, or donor/proposal committee expectations. It doesn't change the fields below.

Program / intervention (NGO, donor-facing) Research study (continuing from Modules 1–4)

Tool 1 — Theory of Change & Results Chain

Move from a program description to a structured results chain: inputs → activities → outputs → outcomes → impact. Everything else in this module builds on this foundation.

Program or intervention name

Geographic scope / setting

Problem being addressed

Target population

Main activities planned

Resources available (inputs)

Intended short-term outcomes (3–6 months)

Intended medium-term outcomes (6–18 months)

Long-term impact aspired to

Key assumptions underlying the theory of change

Before we examine your theory of change

Standard mode asks you to articulate your reasoning first — so the coaching responds to your thinking, not just your inputs.

What is your primary assumption about how your program activities will lead to your intended outcomes? And what evidence or reasoning supports that assumption?

Tool 2 — Indicator Development & Selection

Develop SMART indicators for each level of your results chain — output, outcome, and impact. This tool coaches on indicator quality, measurability, and data-source fit.

Proposed indicators (your own suggestions, or leave blank and ask for help)

Data collection method available

Frequency of measurement

Who will collect the data?

Budget & capacity constraints for data collection

Tool 3 — Logframe Builder

Translate your theory of change and indicator framework into a structured logframe matrix — the standard format most donors and grant bodies require.

Reporting requirements (donor-specific format if known)

Verification sources for each indicator

Key risks and mitigation strategies

Reporting frequency

Build your M&E framework — KPIs, logframe, and results chain