strategy
Evaluating programmes
Synonyms:
Reviewing programmesProgramme planning
Project evaluation
Description:
The process of evaluation in project or programme development is considered central to the development process. Two of the main approaches used are; the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and Objective Oriented Intervention Planning (OOIP), both of which provide tools for planning, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects. Broader:
PlanningImproving programmesAssessing needs-resourcesMonitoring current performanceAssessing organizational performance Narrower:
Designing youth programmesEvaluating family planningPlanning community programmesEncouraging donor evaluationsEvaluating programmes truthfullyAssessing development assistanceDesigning sex education programmesFormulating management and trainingImproving impact analysis of programmes Constrained by:
Avoiding evaluation Facilitated by:
Planning projectsDemanding evaluationUsing critical path methodCreating evaluation methodsImproving project programmesDeveloping operational researchPublishing relevant project dataProducing informative project descriptions Problems:
Falsification of programme evaluationsGovernment incompetence
Inadequate education system
Inadequate family planning programmes
Inadequate health services
Inadequate implementation of plans and programmes against problems
Inappropriate design of development projects
Inappropriate management of development projects
References:
Stone A and South Research, Belgium: A Tool for Project Management and People Driven Development Subjects:
Research, Standards → EvaluationManagement → Planning
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
