High M&E Resource Setting or Option B for Adapted Success Case Approach?

Follow steps 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A if you are conducting this Needs Analysis with support from a trained measurement and evaluation specialist. This individual should have the knowledge and skills to help you pull representative samples from the general CHW population, develop and pilot specific data collection instruments, and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis on the collected data in order to answer your investigative questions.

Steps 3B, 4B, 5B and 6B are for those who do not have measurement and evaluation technical support and are unable to conduct representative sampling, data instrument development, data collection and analysis without it. To provide the best possible evidence of needs without the traditional, robust methods, we suggest using an adaptation of Robert O. Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method. Originally designed to evaluate the impact of training interventions, this method will allow for a high level overview of current performance. It will also allow you to collect evidence on what factors might be supporting or diminishing performance.