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Results Based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool to help policy... more Results Based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool to help policy makers track progress and demonstrate the outcomes and impacts of a given policy, program, or project. In the context of MDG’s having results based M&E system is important to assess whether government’s are effectively using resources and making appropriate policy choices to achieve progress towards MDG achievement. Developing countries need as good as or better information than the more affluent countries to make decisions for they can least afford to put in place strategies that have weak implementation, have no discernible results, or are unfocused. Thus, the information and analysis that can come from a results-based M&E system goes to the heart of the matter for poorer countries—how will they know results when they seem them and how can they gather sufficient information to continually ensure they are using their scarce resources most appropriately in pursuit of their MDG’s. The in...
Developing countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform the policies and practices o... more Developing countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform the policies and practices of their public sectors. Indeed, it is now widely recognized and accepted that an effective and efficient public sector is a pre-requisite to achieving the desired results of economic growth, social development, and poverty alleviation. Public institutions do matter to the overall well being of a country (World Bank 1999). One means of addressing the accountability of the government to its citizens is by providing evidence on the results (or not) of the government in meeting promised goals and objectives. Likewise, focusing on results can become an effective tool of public management through better resource decision-making, monitoring whether public initiatives are producing anticipated outcomes and impacts, and holding public servants accountable for their efforts (Hatry 1999:5). As governments in general, and developing countries in particular, begin to address the challenges of working...
GET Briefs –intends to capture the knowledge and advice from individual engagements of the World ... more GET Briefs –intends to capture the knowledge and advice from individual engagements of the World Bank’s Global Expert Team on Public Sector Performance (PSP GET). The views expressed in the notes are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the World Bank. For more information about the PSP GET, contact the GET team leaders Bill Dorotinsky (wdorotinsky@worldbank.org) and Nick Manning (nmanning@worldbank.org) or visit http://pspget. Assessing Country Readiness for Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation to Support Results Informed Budgeting
Fail-Safe Management, May 14, 2013
Ever have one of those days where you're working hard, nose to the grindstone, striving to make s... more Ever have one of those days where you're working hard, nose to the grindstone, striving to make sure your latest project is on time and on target; and then suddenly out of nowhere, you overhear someone complimenting your efforts? It's not a comment that you solicited, but independently you find out that all of your hard work is recognized as the best among your peers and you're headed in the right direction. CMP Media LLC, the parent company of EETimes, just dropped quite a few kudos on the Xilinx doorstep. Most of you know that every year CMP conducts a PCB and IC electronic design tool industry survey to sample the engineering community's view on design tool providers. This year, at the 2004 Design Automation Conference, CMP announced the results of their first FPGA vendor survey. The ratings are striking. In 21 out of 22 categories measuring everything from best pre-sales support to brand and tool awareness, from most ethical company to customer loyalty, FPGA designers chose Xilinx as the top FPGA vendor. We received the highest rankings in best after-sales support, best documentation, current technology leader, technology leader in three years, clear vision of the future, best integration with other vendors' tools, well-managed company, and more. We were also able to hear the industry concerns. Respondents cited the accuracy and integrity of FPGA tools as their biggest design issue, followed closely by functional verification, timing closure, and the ability of those tools to easily handle complex designs. They also said that the majority of their design time was spent in place and route, synthesis, and HDL simulation, followed by timing analysis and floorplanning. One-third of the respondents also use formal verification, while almost half regularly use signal integrity and C language system-level tools. On behalf of all of the employees at Xilinx, thank you. We hear you loud and clear. Our primary goal is to put a programmable device in every piece of electronic equipment over the next 10 years. It's nice to hear that we're on the right path to get there.
London: London School of Economics, 2005
Evidence-based policymaking refers to the use of sound and transparent data in making public poli... more Evidence-based policymaking refers to the use of sound and transparent data in making public policy decisions. The paper argues for a broader use of data in policymaking beyond monitoring and evaluation of policy. Strengthening evidence-based policymaking has become more crucial in developing countries given the increasingly sophisticated methods of policy analysis, the data requirements of achieving the Millennium Development Goals and increasing public _______________ * President, PEP Steering Committee.
Fail-Safe Management, 2013
An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the adve... more An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the advent of globalization, there are significant pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability, and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Government, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) , civil society, international organizations, and donors are among the stakeholders interested in ensuring that funds used achieve desired results. As the demands for greater accountability have increased there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs and projects. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool that can be used to improve the way governments and organizations achieve results. Just as governments need financi...
This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and concl... more This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce por...
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Evaluation, 2005
Page 1. http://evi.sagepub.com Evaluation DOI: 10.1177/1356389005053181 2005; 11; 7 Evaluation Jo... more Page 1. http://evi.sagepub.com Evaluation DOI: 10.1177/1356389005053181 2005; 11; 7 Evaluation Jody Z. Kusek, Ray C. Rist and Elizabeth M. White the Answers Them?: Building a Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation ...
Countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform their public sectors. An effective, eff... more Countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform their public sectors. An effective, efficient public sector is vital to sustainable development, economic growth, and citizens' well-being. Similarly, assessing government performance is crucial in determining a country's progress toward its development goals, whether defined by the Millennium Development Goals, a Policy Reduction Strategy Paper, a Country Assistance Strategy, or another policy statement. It is also important in analyzing a government's accountability to its citizens, by providing evidence on promised government performance. Focusing on performance can also be an effective public sector management tool, informing resource allocation decisions and monitoring of whether public initiatives are achieving expected results. As a result governments at all levels are under pressure to move beyond tracking inputs-and toward measuring results.
One of the primary functions of government is to ensure that resources consumed by government are... more One of the primary functions of government is to ensure that resources consumed by government are proportionate with the benefits they deliver to society. In recent times and in many countries, there have been significant pressures on governments to assess how budgetary resources were used to achieve desired policy results. New concepts of transparency, value for money, economy-efficiency-effectiveness models, and civil society participation have significantly transformed the role of government. The shift from inputs and compliance to outputs and outcomes is continuing to change the nature of how governments the world over set, budget for, debate and deliver policy priorities. This brief provides an overview of the role of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in informing budgetary decisions and presents one tool: The Readiness Assessmentthat can help determine the M&E capacity and demand present in a country. Case studies on the use of this assessment are included from Egypt, Romania, and a country in East Asia. This note expands upon an earlier PREM Note on "Assessing country readiness for resultsbased monitoring and evaluation systems, 1 " describing in detail the connection between M&E systems and budgetary processes.
An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the adve... more An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the advent of globalization, there are significant pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability, and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Government, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) , civil society , international organizations, and donors are among the stakeholders interested in ensuring that funds used achieve desired results. As the demands for greater accountability have increased there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs and projects. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool that can be used to improve the way governments and organizations achieve results. Just as governments need financial, human resource, and audit systems, governments also need good performance feedback systems.
Diez pasos M a n u a l p a r a g e s t o r e s d e l d e s a r r o l l o hacia un sistema de segu... more Diez pasos M a n u a l p a r a g e s t o r e s d e l d e s a r r o l l o hacia un sistema de seguimiento y evaluación basado en resultados System hacia un sistema de seguimiento y evaluación basado en resultados
Results Based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool to help policy... more Results Based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool to help policy makers track progress and demonstrate the outcomes and impacts of a given policy, program, or project. In the context of MDG’s having results based M&E system is important to assess whether government’s are effectively using resources and making appropriate policy choices to achieve progress towards MDG achievement. Developing countries need as good as or better information than the more affluent countries to make decisions for they can least afford to put in place strategies that have weak implementation, have no discernible results, or are unfocused. Thus, the information and analysis that can come from a results-based M&E system goes to the heart of the matter for poorer countries—how will they know results when they seem them and how can they gather sufficient information to continually ensure they are using their scarce resources most appropriately in pursuit of their MDG’s. The in...
Developing countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform the policies and practices o... more Developing countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform the policies and practices of their public sectors. Indeed, it is now widely recognized and accepted that an effective and efficient public sector is a pre-requisite to achieving the desired results of economic growth, social development, and poverty alleviation. Public institutions do matter to the overall well being of a country (World Bank 1999). One means of addressing the accountability of the government to its citizens is by providing evidence on the results (or not) of the government in meeting promised goals and objectives. Likewise, focusing on results can become an effective tool of public management through better resource decision-making, monitoring whether public initiatives are producing anticipated outcomes and impacts, and holding public servants accountable for their efforts (Hatry 1999:5). As governments in general, and developing countries in particular, begin to address the challenges of working...
GET Briefs –intends to capture the knowledge and advice from individual engagements of the World ... more GET Briefs –intends to capture the knowledge and advice from individual engagements of the World Bank’s Global Expert Team on Public Sector Performance (PSP GET). The views expressed in the notes are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the World Bank. For more information about the PSP GET, contact the GET team leaders Bill Dorotinsky (wdorotinsky@worldbank.org) and Nick Manning (nmanning@worldbank.org) or visit http://pspget. Assessing Country Readiness for Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation to Support Results Informed Budgeting
Fail-Safe Management, May 14, 2013
Ever have one of those days where you're working hard, nose to the grindstone, striving to make s... more Ever have one of those days where you're working hard, nose to the grindstone, striving to make sure your latest project is on time and on target; and then suddenly out of nowhere, you overhear someone complimenting your efforts? It's not a comment that you solicited, but independently you find out that all of your hard work is recognized as the best among your peers and you're headed in the right direction. CMP Media LLC, the parent company of EETimes, just dropped quite a few kudos on the Xilinx doorstep. Most of you know that every year CMP conducts a PCB and IC electronic design tool industry survey to sample the engineering community's view on design tool providers. This year, at the 2004 Design Automation Conference, CMP announced the results of their first FPGA vendor survey. The ratings are striking. In 21 out of 22 categories measuring everything from best pre-sales support to brand and tool awareness, from most ethical company to customer loyalty, FPGA designers chose Xilinx as the top FPGA vendor. We received the highest rankings in best after-sales support, best documentation, current technology leader, technology leader in three years, clear vision of the future, best integration with other vendors' tools, well-managed company, and more. We were also able to hear the industry concerns. Respondents cited the accuracy and integrity of FPGA tools as their biggest design issue, followed closely by functional verification, timing closure, and the ability of those tools to easily handle complex designs. They also said that the majority of their design time was spent in place and route, synthesis, and HDL simulation, followed by timing analysis and floorplanning. One-third of the respondents also use formal verification, while almost half regularly use signal integrity and C language system-level tools. On behalf of all of the employees at Xilinx, thank you. We hear you loud and clear. Our primary goal is to put a programmable device in every piece of electronic equipment over the next 10 years. It's nice to hear that we're on the right path to get there.
London: London School of Economics, 2005
Evidence-based policymaking refers to the use of sound and transparent data in making public poli... more Evidence-based policymaking refers to the use of sound and transparent data in making public policy decisions. The paper argues for a broader use of data in policymaking beyond monitoring and evaluation of policy. Strengthening evidence-based policymaking has become more crucial in developing countries given the increasingly sophisticated methods of policy analysis, the data requirements of achieving the Millennium Development Goals and increasing public _______________ * President, PEP Steering Committee.
Fail-Safe Management, 2013
An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the adve... more An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the advent of globalization, there are significant pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability, and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Government, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) , civil society, international organizations, and donors are among the stakeholders interested in ensuring that funds used achieve desired results. As the demands for greater accountability have increased there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs and projects. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool that can be used to improve the way governments and organizations achieve results. Just as governments need financi...
This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and concl... more This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce por...
bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su r... more bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed
Evaluation, 2005
Page 1. http://evi.sagepub.com Evaluation DOI: 10.1177/1356389005053181 2005; 11; 7 Evaluation Jo... more Page 1. http://evi.sagepub.com Evaluation DOI: 10.1177/1356389005053181 2005; 11; 7 Evaluation Jody Z. Kusek, Ray C. Rist and Elizabeth M. White the Answers Them?: Building a Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation ...
Countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform their public sectors. An effective, eff... more Countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform their public sectors. An effective, efficient public sector is vital to sustainable development, economic growth, and citizens' well-being. Similarly, assessing government performance is crucial in determining a country's progress toward its development goals, whether defined by the Millennium Development Goals, a Policy Reduction Strategy Paper, a Country Assistance Strategy, or another policy statement. It is also important in analyzing a government's accountability to its citizens, by providing evidence on promised government performance. Focusing on performance can also be an effective public sector management tool, informing resource allocation decisions and monitoring of whether public initiatives are achieving expected results. As a result governments at all levels are under pressure to move beyond tracking inputs-and toward measuring results.
One of the primary functions of government is to ensure that resources consumed by government are... more One of the primary functions of government is to ensure that resources consumed by government are proportionate with the benefits they deliver to society. In recent times and in many countries, there have been significant pressures on governments to assess how budgetary resources were used to achieve desired policy results. New concepts of transparency, value for money, economy-efficiency-effectiveness models, and civil society participation have significantly transformed the role of government. The shift from inputs and compliance to outputs and outcomes is continuing to change the nature of how governments the world over set, budget for, debate and deliver policy priorities. This brief provides an overview of the role of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in informing budgetary decisions and presents one tool: The Readiness Assessmentthat can help determine the M&E capacity and demand present in a country. Case studies on the use of this assessment are included from Egypt, Romania, and a country in East Asia. This note expands upon an earlier PREM Note on "Assessing country readiness for resultsbased monitoring and evaluation systems, 1 " describing in detail the connection between M&E systems and budgetary processes.
An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the adve... more An effective state is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development. With the advent of globalization, there are significant pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability, and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Government, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) , civil society , international organizations, and donors are among the stakeholders interested in ensuring that funds used achieve desired results. As the demands for greater accountability have increased there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs and projects. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a powerful public management tool that can be used to improve the way governments and organizations achieve results. Just as governments need financial, human resource, and audit systems, governments also need good performance feedback systems.
Diez pasos M a n u a l p a r a g e s t o r e s d e l d e s a r r o l l o hacia un sistema de segu... more Diez pasos M a n u a l p a r a g e s t o r e s d e l d e s a r r o l l o hacia un sistema de seguimiento y evaluación basado en resultados System hacia un sistema de seguimiento y evaluación basado en resultados