PRACTICE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION ON THE CASE OF OBM CONSTRUCTION SHARE COMPANY

Abstract

A good Monitoring and Evaluation is key aspect for the success of projects. The objective of the study was to examine the practice of project monitoring and evaluation in OBM Construction Share Company. Descriptive research design and mixed approach were employed as the methodology in the study. The study used primary and secondary data sources. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire and interview. Structured questionnaire were administered to 50 employees who were directly or indirectly involved in the practice of monitoring and evaluation in the organization and interview was conducted with the CEO, head of Building & Road and head of Water Supply, Dam & Irrigation Construction Departments. Percentages using frequency distribution table were used to analyze the data obtained. Data analysis was done using SPSS while the data acquired from the interview was analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the study showed that, majority of the respondents assured that failure in selecting the correct performance indicator, poor monitoring and evaluation planning, failure in evaluation design, inadequate financial resource and less involvement of employees as the five major challenges encountered during monitoring and evaluation. In general this study shows that not having a separate monitoring and evaluation department contributed to projects not to be satisfactory as expected in practicing monitoring and evaluation. Allocating an adequate budget, scheduling monitoring and evaluation early on in the planning stage, selecting the right indicators, and training all management staff for project monitoring and evaluation activities are some of the suggested solutions for the issues that exist. It is recommended that there should be at full scale engagement while conducting monitoring and evaluation activities.