TNC Planning

Preparing a cooperation project

Preparing a TNC project monitoring framework

All application forms require details about the intended TNC project results and most ask for these to be quantified in terms of targets.

Targets should not be viewed as a bureaucratic burden and should be used as a key management tool by the partnership to help it track its own performance.

These targets should be agreed by all partners in advance. The targets can also include qualitative goals. The important point to note is that you will be required to report on all your targets and so you will need to have monitoring systems in place to track progress against targets.

It is essential that these must be agreed and established from the start of the project, in order to track the full impact of all project actions.

In some case it may be necessary to establish baseline circumstances to measure progress against. This is often the case for qualitative targets such as improved quality of life or community confidence.

Standardised monitoring methodologies and reporting templates will enhance the effectiveness of TNC project monitoring frameworks and help facilitate efficient collation of results from all partners.