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Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation

eval_number:

2158

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2158

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Monitoring and evaluation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO country offices, ILO EVAL, ILO evaluation mangers, future evaluators, project staff, and all relevant stakeholders.

challenges:

Any project team, for that matter, needs an orientation and own preparation prior to any evaluation mission. Similarly, a through and systematic orientation at the beginning for the evaluator/s may also be useful for an effective evaluation. Implementation of suggestions/ recommendations made by earlier mission is important to avoid the similar shortcomings. An earlier evaluation mission (PFPRW Project. June 2015) also reported experience similar to this evaluation team and the project could have managed this better.

success:

RMGP team’s support and response to requests, including those from the Project ManagerCTA, was helpful for the evaluators. Project’s good relationship with all stakeholders also helped the evaluation process. All stakeholders honored all scheduled meetings and spent substantial time to respond to evaluation team’s questions without any reservation. For example, BEPZA is not an implementing partner of RMGP project and a group of senior BEPZA officials did not hesitate to meet one member of the evaluation team with due importance and IBC did organized a special FGD for the same member after the field mission.

context:

An independent mid-term evaluation facilitates mid-course correction, if required during project implementation. Since this project was designed under tremendous pressure in response to an emergency. It was very relevant and timely to commission this evaluation. It is also a compliance of ILO Governing policy.

description:

Mid-term (and Final) Evaluation becomes more efficient if the evaluation team gets full access to project files and database at the start. The evaluation team received limited information at the start of the evaluation process. In the initial packet (available through password protected cloud access) did not have the original project document. The team had to request additional information and data as the analytical process continued. Incomplete documentation at the start led to extra pressure on project staff to respond to evaluation team’s requests including extra hours. Adequate preparation on the part of project is necessary in ensuring efficient evaluation process. The evaluation team recognized the nature of sensitivity in providing some data and information, but it is a standard practice to provide requested information and data in confidence to the evaluation team.

administrative_issues:

RMGP team and management can use this learning for the final evaluation. ILO-CO and ILO EVAL can disseminate this lesson to other project officers implementing ILO programmes.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/204327

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation