Bulletin 349 - Moving targets
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Towards monitoring democratic decentralisation
| Author | F. van Oosterhout |
|---|---|
| Series | Bulletins of the Royal Tropical Institute |
| ISBN | 9789068328387 |
| Language | English |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Pages | 72 pages |
| Published | 2002 |
| Price | € 11.50 |
Description
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) has long been an integral part of project proposals and implementation plans. Although in the context of international collaboration it has become increasingly important, the way it is applied has not evolved very much over the past decades. In an environment marked by professional aspirations, M&E should not be considered simply a tool to satisfy a less than attentive project coordinator on behalf of a donor, but a tool to enhance interactive activity planning and adjustments. The use of M&E by donors to assess project performance must be considered a secondary objective that is subordinate to its use as a planning and steering tool. But how do we monitor and evaluate processes rather than technical projects? How do we assess progress in institutional reform or organizational change? What should we regard as a contribution achieved by the programme, and how do we disentangle it from the effects caused by other events? This
Author Fon van Oosterhout describes institutional and organizational processes as the moving targets of monitoring and evaluation. He stresses the need to develop adequate interactive tools and provides some useful suggestions. Wherever organizational dynamism and movement are to be achieved, targets, plans and approaches should move, too.
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