Session: 9 On-going Monitoring & Follow Up MEASURE EVALUATION Data Quality Assurance Workshop Session: 9 On-going Monitoring & Follow Up
Topics to Cover The benefits of Supportive Supervision after the RDQA Monitoring trends and performances
Ongoing Monitoring & Follow up The RDQA Process Data Verification System Assessment Interpret the Output Develop Action Plans Disseminate Results Ongoing Monitoring & Follow up
What is Supportive Supervision? Focus on problem solving, encouragement and learning Validate and improve data collection process Identify problems and difficulties Assist region/district/village health worker in implementing solutions Joint problem solving Provide technical assistance and guide program development Focus on follow up, actions items, etc… Open the RDQA Tool to show a quick overview of each worksheet
Purpose of Supportive Supervision Monitoring assess implementation of recommendations Training teach/focus on competency development/group approach Mentoring coach/focus on moral/competency development/individual approach
What does Supportive Supervision Consist of? Supportive supervision should be considered as capacity building, not as evaluation and giving sanctions Assessment of practices (through observations, discussions, records and outputs review). A participatory discussion of observations, highlighting both positive and negative findings. A discussion on a small number of weaker areas that everyone agrees they can improve. A discussion of the strategy and steps for implementation, including what each level of the system staff must perform. A written record of the joint agreements on changes (improvements) that all are committed to, to be followed-up afterwards.
Data Management Principles related to Supportive Supervision Data Quality Collect what is needed Make good use of what you collect Empower staff to both collect and use data Promote data quality so that staff produce accurate, reliable, complete and on time data/reports Provide feedback on data collected and outputs / outcomes
Follow up Data Verification Recommended that they be conducted at all sites included in the RDQA Additional sites may be included at M&E Officer’s discretion Dependent on time and resources available
Track Progress Over Time Plot verification factors for the indicators accessed on a line graph to see whether or not they have improved Can do the same for reporting performance
Ongoing Monitoring & Follow up The RDQA Process Data Verification System Assessment Interpret the Output Develop Action Plans Disseminate Results Ongoing Monitoring & Follow up
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MEASURE Evaluation is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with Futures Group, ICF International, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health, and Tulane University. Views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. government. MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide.
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