describes the problems or challenges to be addressed, potential solutions, and what will be done to attain the desired changes. Planning is a key step in the project cycle.

entails the frequent tracking of project implementation in terms of activities and outputs to establish progress or lack therof based on a plan.

is a periodic process that measures (i) the feasibility of a planned program to attain desired change, and/or (ii) program progress in the attainment of change, which is manifested as desired outcomes or impacts. Module 8 in this manual focuses on evaluation.