PRACTICES & CHALLENGES OF PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION: CASE OF MISSION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (MCDP) PROJECTS

Abstract

This study aims to assess the Practices and Challenges of Project Monitoring and Evaluation in the case of Mission for Community Development Program (MCDP) projects. The study applied descriptive research design and used both questionnaires and semi structured interview to gather the data. To analyze the data, both qualitative and quantitative approach were used. The quantitative data were analyzed with the use of SPSS version 20 software using statistical tools of frequency, percentage, mean score and standard deviation. The data gathered from the open ended and close ended questions presented in combined way. The sampling method for this study was census. Target population of this study was all of the employees and management body of the organization. The target population of the study was 52 respondents in number from which the data will be collected. The findings from the key informants interview and M&E process document review of MCDP projects tell that the project M&E system were not effective and it faces lots of challenges during conducting the M&E activity. Some of the challenges the result shows are Lack of adequate employee training, low management support, luck of stakeholder’s involvement, insufficient technological systems, poor resource allocation, inadequate budget allocation, loose project Monitoring and Evaluation planning, infrequent Monitoring and Evaluation were identified as highly challenging factors. In order to improve effectiveness provide appropriate trainings to all levels of the M&E staff, appropriate technological advancement, and sufficient allocation of funds, adequate top level management support and active stakeholder’s involvement some of the vital recommendations made in this research.