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According to USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS) 203.3.4, “Performance indicators are used to observe progress and to measure actual results compared to expected results.” Performance indicators help answer how or whether a project is progressing toward its goal.
When selecting performance indicators, one should ensure they are objective—meaning they are unambiguous, measure only one aspect at a time, and are precisely defined. ADS also states that performance indicators should be direct so that they “closely track the results they are intended to measure.”
General Recommendations
- Adequately define performance indicators and provide the methodology used to measure and report on them.
SOURCE: AUDIT REPORT NO. 5-442- 11-006-P MARCH 31, 2011
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- Data Quality Assessment Recommendations Were Not Fully Implemented - ADS 203.3.5.1
- The Reliability of Performance Data Is Unknown - ADS 202.3.6 - USAID’s Performance Management Toolkit
- Reporting on Key Indicators Needs to Be Improved - ADS 203.3.5.1
- Performance Targets Were Not Disaggregated by Gender - ADS 200.5
- Performance Indicators and Targets Are Inappropriate Measures of Program Progress - (ADS) 203.3.5.1 - ADS 203.3.4.5
- Inaccurate Performance Data Reported - ADS 203.3.2.1 - ADS 203.3.5.1 - Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
- Late Submission of Performance Management Plan - ADS 203.3 - 203.3.3.1 - ADS 203.5.1
- Some Main Indicators Were Not Included in Monitoring Plans - ADS 203.3.2 - ADS 203.3.8.3
- Outdated Results - ADS 203.3.5.1
- Missing Baselines, Targets, and Cumulative Results - ADS 203.3.4.5
- Did Not Conduct Data Quality Assessments for Key Data Reported to USAID Headquarters - ADS 203.3.5.2
- Performance Management Plan Was Not Current, Not Realistic, Not Aligned With Implemented Projects, and Not Used - ADS 200.6 - ADS 203.3.3
- Program Evaluation by Mission Was Not Shared With Contractor - ADS 203.3.6.7
- Performance Results Were Not Measured, Reported, or Supported - (ADS) 203.3.5.1
- Contractor Data Did Not Accurately Reflected Outreach Efforts - (ADS) Chapter 203 - section 203.3.5.2 - ADS 203.3.5.1
- Program Did Not Conduct Required Gender Analysis
- Coverage of Gender in HIV/AIDS Programming Left Gaps - The Lantos-Hyde Act
- Partner Results Were Not Verifiable - ADS 203.3.5.1 - ADS 203.3.5.2
- Program Targets Were Imprecise - ADS 203.3.4.5 - ADS 203.3.7.1
- Targets for Key Interventions Were Not Sufficient to Track Progress - Automated Directives System 203.3.4.5
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