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Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in the Maldives - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1454

eval_title:

Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in the Maldives - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Maldives

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1454

lessons_learned:

description:

Assumptions regarding activities, results, and outcomes must be carefully reviewed or even tested before a project is approved.
When designing any type of project, we are usually making assumptions regarding factors external to the project. "All things equal", our project will achieve its objectives. Most of us have become very capable of spelling out assumptions, but we may need to do more in order to review and test them before we approve a project. We also need to monitor them as much during implementation as we are monitoring our activities.
Untested assumptions constitute a flaw in project design which is to be avoided. Where a project is approved despite dependence on important assumptions, these need to be monitored and strategies need to be drawn up early how to continue "if the wind changes".

context:

The only preconditions for a proper review or testing of assumptions is knowledge of the way a logframe is being constructed and understanding its hierarchy. Where the effect of important assumptions on the project is unclear, additional research and consultation may be necessary. Usually, they require knowledge of the specific context of the project and are project specific.

success:

N/A

challenges:

Both Enthusiasm and effective lack of time may lead to projects being approved although important assumptions do not hold. If you are willing to take a risk, do take it. But make sure that you have a Plan B to pull out from your drawer and do not be carried away by enthusiasm.

administrative_issues:

Staff should have proper training in logframe analysis so they know what to look for when testing the logframe against assumptions. There is a standard algorithm that can serve as a basis for assessing assumptions. This should be available to every planner, and must be adhered to by project appraisal teams.

comments:

Assumptions may exist at all levels of the logframe. Therefore, they also exist at the level of users and beneficiaries. For example, we may make assumptions about the behavior of users and beneficiaries when designing services for them and then be surprised if they do not adopt the services because we made the wrong assumptions.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/180309

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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