Influence of project monitoring and evaluation on performance of district development fund. (A case study of Wassa East District Assembly Daboase)
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2021-06-23
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine the effect project monitoring and evaluation on
performance of District Development Fund. With this aim, three (3) objectives were set,
which were to identify effective monitoring and evaluation practices. To determine the
challenges of effective monitoring and evaluation practices implementation and to assess
the effect of monitoring and evaluation practices on the performance. The study adopted
a quantitative research technique and a structured questionnaire and administered to 110
respondents. The data were analyzed using mean score ranking. The findings of the study
established that Monitoring and evaluation is facing challenges such as Planning and
performance monitoring in government predominantly characterized by a silo approach,
Planning and performance monitoring in government resulted in a situation where
planning, budgeting, reporting, monitoring and evaluation functions are done by different
sections of institutions in isolation of each other and also lack of accountability,
particularly for monitoring and reporting on performance information, unrealistic target
setting and poor quality of performance information. Finally, on the effect of Effective
Monitoring and Evaluation on project performance, the findings of the study established
that Effective Monitoring and Evaluation has a positive and significant effect on project
performance. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that, Organizations
that assigned staff of technical expertise in monitoring and evaluation will end up
achieving good project performance than those that will assign staff who are not technical
expertise to monitor and evaluate a project. It is therefore very imperative for
organizations to assign their staff of technical expertise to monitor and evaluate their
project.
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A dissertation submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and
Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Award Degree of Master of Science in Project Management.
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Monitoring and evaluation