Having set up the operational aspects of the project, the next step is to begin implementation.

Potential or actual conflict is inherently dynamic, and the operating environment will change over time as profile, causes, actors, and their dynamic interactions change and evolve. Central to ensuring a conflict sensitive process is to monitor (and periodically evaluate) the context and the interaction of the intervention with that context; to re-assess the appropriateness of project parameters (such as the choice of beneficiaries, the timing of the intervention) in light of changes; and to adjust accordingly. Monitoring is discussed in the planning module (Chapter 3, Module 1), and in more detail in the module on monitoring and evaluation (Chapter 3, Module 3).