Balance project complexity with MCC’s capacity and strengths. By design, FISP was a complex project with a programmatic focus that was somewhat misaligned with MCC’s core expertise and experience at the time the program was launched. As a result, project stakeholders perceive that FISP required a disproportionately intensive effort from MCC and its partners to ensure successful implementation. Considering the mixed evaluation results and modest ERR, however, this extra effort may have been better expended on other aspects of the Compact. Experiences like FISP have motivated MCC to define and develop its core competencies, and take on “lighter touch” interventions on efforts outside these areas.
Lesson Learned