
LAMP provides specialist insight, analysis and technical guidance to funding agencies and development programmes to improve the impact of aid. Operating as a trusted partner and focusing on collaboration and capacity building, we help our clients develop and embed robust and sustainable methodologies and frameworks to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their programmes. We use qualitative and quantitative approaches, routine reporting and reviews, referring to best practice within the sector. Our detailed final reports not only present our findings, but also include practical recommendations for improving the impact of aid.
LAMP also partners with external evaluators and third-party monitors (TPM) to help evaluate the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity and sustainability of development programmes. We provide specialised value for money (VFM) inputs – including assessing programme systems for measuring and managing VFM – to help programmes identify how to use and adjust their resources to deliver the greatest benefits for the communities they serve.
Our training, mentoring, and ongoing technical support prioritises practical implementation of VFM, to ensure that teams can apply appropriate tools and methods in order to continuously embed effective and sustainable VFM practices into their daily operations. This enables us to ensure VFM is embedded into day-to-day management of a programme and to identify further opportunities for improving VFM.
LAMP is contributing to the monitoring, evaluation and learning component of this flagship programme, funded by FCDO.
LAMP developed a VFM framework to demonstrate and improve the VFM of the programme, including metrics for equity, and conducted a rapid VFM assessment of programme.
LAMP worked with the programme to design a value for money strategy, and updated the strategy and framework during implementation. Included workshop with programme managers and training on VFM.
A practical guide providing advice and tips on VFM strategies.
NAO approach to assessing value for money, on which UK FCDO’s approach to value for money is based.
In this first video of a three-part series, we will review what is a value for money strategy, and why your organisation or programme needs one.
Whether you’re an organisation wanting to improve your impact, a consultant with skills and expertise to share, or if you just want to find out more about our work, we’d love to hear from you.