Both implementing partners and USAID missions have a responsibility to set appropriate indicators and targets and to review and assess their relevancy periodically. According to Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS No. 8, “Establishing Performance Targets,” a supplemental reference to the Automated Directives System (ADS) 200 series on USAID programming policy, targets should be based on analysis of what is realistic to achieve, given factors such as the stage of program implementation, resources available, and country conditions.
Additionally, ADS 203.3.2.2 states that USAID missions and offices should use performance information to assess progress in achieving results and to make management decisions. ADS 200.2.b, “Primary Responsibilities,” states that USAID missions must develop the capacity to manage foreign assistance programs and ensure that teams have the necessary expertise, authorities, resources, and support to achieve their objective. In addition, TIPS No. 12, “Characteristics of Good Indicators,” includes “[t]he degree to which performance indicators and their related data accurately reflect the process or phenomenon they are being used to measure” and “the level of comparability of performance indicators and data over various measurement contexts.”
General Recommendations
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Strengthen program results reporting to ensure that indicators are effective in measuring goal achievements and that baseline data are collected to measure impact.
Source: AUDIT REPORT NO. 6-294-11-006-P March 22, 2011
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- Indicators to Measure Higher Level Results - ADS 203.3
- Program’s Indicators, Targets and Goals Should Be Revisited - ADS 203
- Reported Results Did Not Meet Data Quality Standards - ADS 203.3
- Baseline Data, Indicators, and Targets Needed to Measure Progress and Achievement - ADS Chapter 203
- Performance Data Lacked Support - ADS 203.3
- Performance Indicators and Targets Did Not Facilitate Program Management - ADS 203.3
- Setting Performance Targets for Partners - ADS 203
- Thorough Site Visits Not Conducted - ADS 202.3 - Performance Management Toolkit
- Data Quality Assessments Not Completed - ADS 203.3.5 - Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62) - Performance Management Toolkit
- Performance Management Plan Not Completed - ADS 203.3 - Performance Management Toolkit
- Performance Indicator Definitions Not Consistently Applied - ADS 203.3 - GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government
- Reported Results Were Not Verified – ADS 203.3.5.1. - ADS 202.3.6.
- Partner Implementation Plans Lacked Vital Information – ADS 200.6
- Lack of a Current Performance Management Plan (PMP) - ADS 203.3.3