Monitoring and Evaluation

Project management tools

Monitoring and evaluation are management tools which from an essential quality control mechanism for projects and activities. They are important for assessing how well a strategy is performing in meeting its objectives.

The current funding environment demands that project managers are accountable to stakeholders, making these tools indispensable.

Successful evaluation hinges on successful monitoring.

Monitoring - a review of performance on a regular basis using quantitative and qualitative measures.

Evaluation - a judgement of the value of an activity which takes into account how it was managed, how resources were utilised and whether planned outcomes were achieved.