Defining and Using Performance Indicators and Targets in Government M and E Systems

Developing effective national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and/or performance budgeting initiatives requires well-defined formulation and implementation strategies for setting up performance indicators. These strategies vary depending on a country's priority for measuring results and on the scope and pace of its performance management reform objectives. Some countries have followed an incremental method for developing indicators, that is, progressively, at strategically selected programs/sectors (for example, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Colombia), while others have taken a comprehensive, 'big bang' approach by defining indicators for all existing programs and sectors at once (for example, Mexico and the Republic of Korea). In both cases, countries need to continuously work on their indicators to improve their quality and thus ensure that indicators can meaningfully inform government processes.

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Main Author: Castro, Manuel Fernando
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-07
Subjects:ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ALGORITHMS, AUDITS, BACKBONE, BENEFICIARIES, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, CAPABILITIES, CUSTOM, GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, INFANT MORTALITY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, INTERVENTION, INVENTORY, M&AMP, E SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MOTIVATION, OUTCOME INDICATORS, OUTPUT INDICATORS, OUTPUTS, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PROGRAM GOALS, PROGRAM OUTCOMES, PROGRAMS, PROTOCOLS, PUBLIC ACCESS, RELIABILITY, RESULT, RESULTS, SERVICE DELIVERY, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASPECTS, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS, UNEMPLOYMENT, USERS, USES, WAGES, WEB, WEB APPLICATION, WEB SITE, WWW,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/14981259/defining-using-performance-indicators-targets-government-m-e-systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11061
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