Possible purposes for using MSC

• To encourage reflection
  
  
• To build up a shared understanding about an initiative
  • To convert tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge
  • To identify shared and not so shared values
  • To facilitate stakeholder engagemen
    
• The foster ownership of M&E data
  • Engagement in evaluation process - collection and analysis of data
  • Understanding purpose of data
    
• To build staff capacity in understanding and analysing impact
  • To encourage open debate about means and ends
  • In-depth data collection (probing for meaning)
  • Analysis of data
    
• To fill a gap in existing M&E data
  • To identify unexpected changes
  • To understand complex changes that cannot easily be enumerated
  • To capture the voice of those the initiative is targeting (i.e. beneficiaries)
    

MSC cycles

Short loop learning: MSC for Monitoring

Longer loop learning: MSC for Evaluation