To observe and track the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review. Performance monitoring is an ongoing and systematic process of tracking data and relevant information that indicates whether desired results are occurring and whether outcomes are on track and can be used to inform planning and implementation.
Digital data and new media and information technologies are changing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL). The past five years have seen technology-enabled MERL…
First, we look at learning at the project level. Listen as Nathan Morrow, an associate research professor at Tulane University and finalist in the 2016 CLA Case Competition,…
In 2016, the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) commissioned an internal stocktaking of USAID's mission-based MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) Platforms. A MEL…
This document provides supplemental guidance to ADS 201.3.5.6 Indicator Targets, and offers guidelines and good practices for USAID and its partners to set targets for performance…
This document provides supplemental guidance to ADS 201.3.5.7.E Indicator Baseline, and offers guidance for planning and collecting performance indicator baseline data for…
The ECO Project was designed to strengthen USAID’s development impact by ensuring high-quality learning in the environment and climate change sectors. The project worked…
In Zimbabwe, local Health Center Committees and District Health Executive teams are using community scorecard data to understand major health challenges facing local communities and…