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Cluster Independent Mid-term Evaluation of RMGP II and BWB and its affiliated projects - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

3032

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3032

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Monitoring and evaluation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO programme managers Labour Administration

challenges:

M&E: Evaluation key informants suggested the programme was insufficiently capitalizing on programme monitoring activities for decision-making, including by discontinuing regular staff meetings to review progress and solve problems LIMA: Although citing significant progress with digitation, Standard Operating Procedures, checklists, and collecting data, ILO personnel highlighted gaps affecting the overall impact of RMGP II contributions on improving the labour inspection effectiveness and transparency: • Limited use of labour inspection data for setting priorities • Limited adaption of labour inspection tools to focus on sector specific issues and priorities • Limited use of awareness raising by DIFE to promote compliance • Factory- level LIMA users not yet informed/ mobilized (accident reporting, complaints, licensing, safety committees)

success:

n/a

context:

M&E: The evaluation team’s document review shows that both RMGP II and BWB monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches were comprehensive and applied results-based management principles. Both programmes documented their theory of change and developed comprehensive logical frameworks with a set of indicators to measure progress toward the achievement of programme outcomes and outputs. In addition, RMGP II developed a comprehensive risk matrix which included planned mitigation strategies. The RMGP II logical framework and related indicators were reviewed and updated at least twice between 2017 and May 2020. Despite this, evaluation key informants indicated that in some cases, ILO reporting was not providing information useful to understand progress. Moreover, a few project team members indicated project personnel needed to use their monitoring more effectively to orient project decision making through more regular discussions and stock-taking exercises. LIMA: RMGP II supported DIFE to develop and launch LIMA, which is an integrated platform for information and knowledge management of DIFE activities. The application features four main modules, namely: Module 1: Factory/Establishments Database: allows factories to apply for approval of factory layout plans, licenses, license renewals and modifications.

description:

Need to develop management systems that allow monitoring data to inform intervention priorities and decisions: Project M&E: RMGP II personnel evaluation feedback suggested that programme monitoring could be better capitalized for decision making. LIMA: Evaluation findings also showed the need to strengthen Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) use of Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA) inspection data to set inspection priorities (as well as the need to focus data collection more narrowly on high priority issues).

administrative_issues:

In addition to gaps in M&E use, the project suffered from gaps in senior project management positions which may also have affected decision-making at some points in project implementation.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/236719

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Cluster Independent Mid-term Evaluation of RMGP II and BWB and its affiliated projects - Midterm evaluation