Theory of Change. Monitoring and Evaluation Planning Series 16

A Theory of Change approach to planning and evaluation is increasingly being considered an essential practice for many organisations, programmes and projects. Theories of Change can be developed in many different ways but there are often common elements. These include an articulation of how change happens in a particular context, clarification of an organisation and its partners’ roles in contributing to change, and the definition and testing of critical assumptions.

This is the final paper, number 16, of our Monitoring and Evaluation Planning Series.