Development Program Monitoring and Evaluation System Effectiveness

This book is a contribution to the building of a knowledge base for the
effectiveness of M&E-Systems; in the field of development management. The
primary focus is to contribute to the clarification of what rigorous
frameworks would apply to understand and meaningfully measure M&E-System;
effectiveness.

The book has the aim of translating outcomes from Dr. Ba’s thesis research on
M&E-System; effectiveness into an actionable contribution to better reach
development practitioners and managers. The book is mainly devoted to
development managers and M&E; experts who wish to find superior ways of
managing M&E-Systems; for improved decision-making and measured risk-taking in
moving development policies and programs towards the greater freedom and
welfare of people mainly in Africa.

The book focuses on M&E-System; effectiveness and how it influences the
dynamic capabilities of development organizations and institutions in managing
development programs and projects. The book presents the challenges in seeking
an effective M&E-System;, examines the gaps and limits in assessing it, and
finally proposes ways to rigorously measure its effectiveness. The book may
also contribute to the scientific and professional discussions on what would
be the meaningful framework to better understand the success factors that
underlie an effective M&E-System; and also how they help improve development
management.