Monitoring & Evaluation officers naturally deal with a lot of data. It is part of their job to collect and process them, and to prepare them for reporting. Especially when confronted with numbers, most people’s first intuition is to open an Excel file and start a table. This is a smart choice considering that
most people have Excel installed on their computer, it's free (after you have purchased the Microsoft office package – which most organizations have), it's relatively easy to use after some practice, there are a lot of online help pages, manuals and video...Excel
Excel In-House Training
Energypedia consult has been assigned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Geneva to conduct a one-day Excel training for monitoring in May.
Excel is a widely accessible software program offering much potential for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data management and reporting needs. However, its potential is often underutilized. This workshop will help participants understand and better utilize the potential of Excel for M&E needs at the project, program and organizational levels. Only basic knowledge of Excel (see checklist)...
Free Excel Guide to Building Monitoring Tools
Imagine the following dialogue between a project manager and his supervisor:
Supervisor: “Please create a short overview of the impacts and the degree of goal achievement of your project. By tomorrow morning would be great.”
Project manager: “No Problem. I’ll just open my monitoring tool, have a look into the Management Cockpit and … done!”
Now, you might ask yourself: What is a “monitoring tool” and what is a “Management Cockpit”? And above all: How can I get one?
I’m glad the guide at hand will provide you with answers to those questions. It...