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Program Cycle Overview Online Module
The Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) has released the Program Cycle Overview (PCO) module to reflect the updates for USAID's recently revised Automated Directives…
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Example Streamlined Performance Management Plan (PMP)
This PMP is an illustrative example intended to provide ideas for how Missions can utilize the revised ADS 201 requirements for PMPs, found in section 201.3.2.15. A key revision to…
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Discussion Note: Cost Data Collection and Analysis
This Discussion Note describes how USAID operating units can collect and analyze cost data of USAID-funded activities and interventions to improve overall efficiency and…
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Participatory Evaluation Guidance Note
Locally led development involves local stakeholders taking the lead in all aspects of the development process, including determining visions of success, measuring progress, learning…
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Composite Indicators: An Introduction to Their Development and Use
A composite indicator (or index) combines two or more data sources into a single measure. From the Self-Reliance Metrics to the CSO Sustainability Index, composite indicators are…
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Schedule of Performance-Management Tasks and Associated Resources Guidance and Template
The Performance Management Plan (PMP) Tasks and Associated Resources section of the PMP provides a comprehensive and interactive schedule of the key monitoring, evaluation, and…
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Evaluation Stakeholder Participation Planning Matrix
The purpose of the Stakeholder Participation Planning Matrix is to organize engagement with stakeholders throughout an evaluation process; it both guides planning and organizes the…
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HICD Desk Review: Recommendations from HICD Program Evaluations and Reports
These exploratory analyses draw from two loosely interconnected efforts:USAID’s Paper Series on Capacity and Capacity Strengthening, andA synthesis of recommendations from nine…
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Introducing USAID's Forthcoming Local Capacity Development Policy: A Conversation with the Development Community
Local capacity development is a critical area of USAID’s work and a cornerstone of the Journey to Self-Reliance. To ensure an Agency shared vision and coherent approach to capacity…
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Third-Party Monitoring in Non-Permissive Environments
The Discussion Note defines Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) and provides information on key considerations when utilizing it. Created using interviews with TPM practitioners and USAID…