The ability of evaluators to accurately measure expected results and gather information on factors that may have contributed to the manifestation of results is strengthened by greater detail from sector experts on the expected impact of the intervention on the key outcomes, i.e. a more detailed program logic or theory of change. For example, an engineering expert’s input on certain issues, such as the likely impacts of the new cable on the short term outcomes, such as reliability, and long-term outcomes such as failure of the cable, would have been helpful in designing the evaluation approach and questionnaires. It is important for MCC project teams, particularly the relevant sector experts, to clearly articulate how the proposed activities are expected to change key outcomes and to what degree.
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