Results-Based Management and M&E Planning

Self-Study Certificate Course

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Results-Based Management and M&E Planning

RBM and M&E planning are essential for achieving meaningful impact in humanitarian and development work. In contexts where needs often outstrip resources, RBM helps organizations prioritize measurable results, align with stakeholder expectations, and continuously improve their approaches for greater long-term success.

Through RBM, projects can:

  • Focus on impact: Shift from activities and outputs to measurable outcomes and impacts. This ensures that projects are designed and implemented with a clear vision of the change they aim to create, improving the lives of beneficiaries and addressing real needs.
  • Improve accountability and transparency: Set clear objectives, indicators, and targets to provide a framework for tracking progress and demonstrating results to stakeholders. This builds trust with donors, communities, and partners, ensuring continued support and credibility.
  • Drive informed and responsive decision-making: By emphasizing monitoring and evaluation throughout the project life-cycle, teams can use real-time data to identify challenges, refine strategies, and adjust effectively to changing circumstances.

Gain the expertise to:

  • Connect theory to real change: Learn how to apply the Results-Based Management philosophy and principles to drive results.
  • Design projects that deliver: Use the Logical Framework Approach to design, monitor, and evaluate relief, humanitarian, and community development projects.
  • Plan for M&E: Learn how to integrate M&E planning to track and consistently deliver positive, measurable change, supporting responsive decision-making.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for professionals in humanitarian and development contexts who aim to achieve meaningful impact through Results-Based Management (RBM) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) planning. It’s ideal for:

  • Project managers and officers seeking to design, monitor, and evaluate projects for measurable results.
  • Monitoring and evaluation specialists aiming to enhance accountability, transparency, and decision-making processes.
  • Program teams striving to connect strategic objectives with tangible, long-term impacts in resource-limited environments.
  • Professionals looking to build skills in applying RBM principles and the Logical Framework Approach for effective project planning and implementation.

Course Process

This course offers a self-paced, practical learning experience, combining study materials, reflections, exercises, and end-of-module assessments to ensure effective results. Designed with real-world application in mind, the course encourages you to pause, reflect, and actively develop skills you can confidently apply to your own projects as you learn. Here's what you can expect:

  • Flexible self-study: Access practical downloadable video presentations, transcripts, handouts, exercises, and tasks, allowing you to learn and apply skills at your own pace.
  • Knowledge checks: Assessments at the end of each module test your understanding, reinforce learning, and help you reflect on key concepts.
  • Certification of professional achievement: Upon successful completion, earn a certificate that recognizes your skills, dedication to learning, and commitment to professional excellence.

See the full curriculum below.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss whether this course is suitable for you or your team, feel free to email or chat with us.

COURSE CURRICULUM


  WHAT IS RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT?
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  INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK APPROACH
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  ANALYZING THE PROJECT CONTEXT
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  PROBLEM ANALYSIS
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  STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS AND ENGAGEMENT
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  SETTING PROJECT OBJECTIVES
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  DEFINING THE PROJECT STRATEGY
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  PLANNING THE PROJECT
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  PREPARING FOR M&E
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  BUILDING THE M&E PLAN
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  WRAPPING UP
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Instructor Profile


Neil Kendrick
Neil Kendrick

With over 25 years of expertise, Neil Kendrick, founder of ELD Training, specializes in Professional Writing, Reporting Skills, Proposal Writing, Results-Based Management, and Monitoring & Evaluation. Based in the UK, Neil has trained and coached humanitarian and development professionals from hundreds of organizations across more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.


How to Enroll

You can sign up immediately using secure credit card payment below. For individuals or organizations unable to pay by credit card or looking to enroll multiple participants, please contact us to discuss alternative payment options, including bank transfers or group enrollment packages.

Tiered Pricing

We understand that organizations in the humanitarian and development sector have varying financial capabilities. To ensure accessibility, we offer a two-tiered pricing system based on your budget. Simply choose the pricing tier that best suits your organization's needs. Both pricing tiers provide the same high-quality self-study experience—lifetime access to video sessions, downloadable resources, end-of-module assessments, and a certificate of completion—ensuring you receive full value regardless of the option you select.

Prefer a More Guided Approach?

If you prefer live interaction and personalized feedback, this course may also be available as a Coached Online Learning Program. View all scheduled programs here.

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"As a result of the training, RBM is now our in-house tool for project evaluation and appraisal. Neil opened my eyes to critical issues of linking activities to results and impacts. His ability to deconstruct and demystify M&E made the training a life-changing experience."

Dr Steve Ogidan, National Coordinating Consultant. Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending

“Neil is a wonderful trainer who lets the participants have in-depth knowledge of the course. And the way the course has been designed and is conducted really helps to grasp a good knowledge on the subject matter.”

Kanchan Ojha, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate, World Wide Fund For Nature, Nepal

"The training is a 'must' for project planning and implementation and will have a positive impact."

Kübra Emir, Program Officer, Relief International, Turkey

"The training helped me to improve my knowledge on how to develop social projects more efficiently with better performance and greater accountability by applying a clear logical framework to plan, manage and measure an intervention with a focus on results."

Elçin Demirel, Regional Coordinator, TAMEB (German-Turkish Partnership for Vocational Skills Development)

"Wonderful materials, perfect explanation videos and no chance of missing anything. If we follow this course, at the end we have new project with a perfect M&E system. The course is also cost-effective and can be done without affecting routine work."

Vamathevan Valavan, M&E Consultant, Sri Lanka