Monitoring and Evaluation
Our monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems support and enhance our international development programs. Strong, effective M&E systems contribute accurate, timely, and relevant information to inform decisions throughout the life of a project.
Quality M&E data provide the best evidence of incremental and overall progress toward results, enabling leadership teams to shape implementation toward the most constructive impacts. We enhance M&E efficiency and cost-effectiveness through multiple strategies, including integrating project M&E systems with appropriate information and communication systems, technology, and support.
Our M&E systems meet reporting needs and support informed decisions that improve effective and efficient resource allocations, enhance impact, and build the international knowledge base toward improved development efforts around the world.
M&E Approach: Information Systems for Information Use
Our approach to M&E strengthens standards, practices, and decisions in international development projects through ongoing methods testing, capacity building, and measured progress toward results, which combine to build knowledge for more effective and efficient programs and interventions.
Rich analytical resources, a culture of innovation, and methodological cross-fertilization across multidisciplinary programs position us well to contribute to the state of the art in M&E. Our project M&E systems combine field experience and local knowledge with leading-edge techniques to provide quality performance M&E systems that are tailored to their environment and users: practical, cost-effective, and sustainable.
M&E Experts and Expertise
Our M&E experts support our international development activities by helping project teams
-
Identify and shape consensus around concrete goals and key results to be measured
-
Determine valid measurements or indicators, reliable data and sources, and correct calculations
-
Collect, process, and store appropriate data using sustainable tools and techniques
-
Assess and improve data quality
-
Interpret information accurately for best use in reporting, making decisions, and improving impact
Our M&E experts provide short- and long-term technical assistance, strategic support and leadership, pragmatic and cost-effective information management approaches (from paper-based to high-tech solutions), and other support for RTI programs around the world. Senior M&E experts also provide external consulting services to develop or strengthen project or institutional M&E systems for other organizations.
Highlights of recent in-country M&E experience include work in Afghanistan, Benin, El Salvador, Guinea, Guyana, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda, Ukraine, the United States, and Zambia (plus M&E leadership on multiple global projects).
Experts on our M&E team apply proven strategic practices, methods, and tools across all RTI international development program areas: conflict management, mitigation, and reconstruction; governance and economic growth; education; environmental management; global health; and information and communication technology. Clients funding projects include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, several agencies of the United Nations, numerous philanthropic foundations, and other regional and international organizations.
More Information
- Monitoring and Evaluation (brochure)
- Monitoring and Evaluation Tools (Web page)
- Information and Communication Technology (Web page)
rti.org