Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Organisations

Download or read book Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Organisations written by John De Coninck and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2008-04-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) is essential for organisational survival and for sustainable development, but remains a challenge for many development organisations, in spite of countless workshops, manuals and intervention of experts. This book presents ‘real-life’ experiences of 20 PME trainers and facilitators from Africa, Asia and Europe and offers suggestions for effective PME support processes, with a focus on civil society organisations. The authors seek to embrace a ‘total organisation’ approach to PME, one that looks at an organisation in its entirety, including its financial dimension, its environment, its collaborators and competitors, in a context informed by local and national cultures.