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M&E
data will only help the project if it is used in structured critical
reflections with relevant stakeholders.
- Critical
reflection requires asking "Why?" "So what?"
and "Now what?" after your M&E data show what has
happened.
- Reflections
can happen in any forum - formal or informal - with key individuals
and groups, with project and partner staff and primary stakeholders,
in national steering groups and local committees. But it will
only happen if you actively seek to understand the three questions
above.
- Clarity
of insight and decisions will often come from a sequence of reflections
with different stakeholders. Plan how you will integrate your
learning events.
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- Regular
identification of "lessons learned" helps you to systematise
project experiences so you can decide on improvements that increase
impact. "Lessons learned" are also critical to help
others benefit from your problems and successes.
- Annual
project reviews with stakeholders are essential moments to reflect
and refocus so it's possible to return to implementation with
more clarity and consensus about how to redress problems and build
on successes.
- External
events, such as supervision missions and mid-term evaluations
or reviews, are valuable moments to see the project through different
eyes and identify strategic improvements.
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