Assessment of Monitoring and Evaluation Practice of Ethiopian Roads Authority
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2018-08-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study assesses the Monitoring and Evaluation practice of Ethiopian Roads Authority which
most of its projects face high time and cost overrun as well as quality problems. The M&E
practice of the Authority was assessed based on the four basic components of M&E System:
Institutional capacity, Data quality, tools and M&E result utilization.
The research design employed is descriptive research and the data type is qualitative data
collected using questionnaire, key informant interview and from different documents of the
Authority. The target population consists about 200 individuals who are responsible for Project
Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation. From the population, 133 individuals are
selected using Stratified Sampling technique and the data is analyzed using SPSS version 21.
The research showed that, though it is neither equipped well nor capacitated to be self standing,
and the M&E practice is dispersed among different units in the Authority, the Authority has a
dedicated central M&E unit. The data source used for the M&E practice is from single source
and there is no appropriate data validation system. Regarding M&E tools, ERA uses specific
guideline and manual and also has different performance measurement indicators but it doesn’t
use specific M&E approach consistently. The M&E findings are compiled as lesson learnt and
the M&E result utilization is mainly for decision making. But there is a gap in communicating
the M&E result among key staffs involved in the M&E process as well as members of the
Management which indicates that there is a limitation in utilization of same effectively. Finally,
getting good quality of data, delayed information, difficulty in using M&E tools & methods,
capacity gaps, gaps in implementing efficient M&E systems supported by ICT and perception of
employees on the M&E tasks and environment are the identified challenges which the Authority
is experiencing.
Therefore, in order to strengthen the M&E practice of Ethiopian Roads Authority this study
recommends that the unit responsible for M&E should be properly staffed & equipped with the
necessary knowledge and skill. Moreover, the dispersed M&E responsibilities in the Authority
shall be harmonized centrally within the M&E work unit. To ensure data quality, mechanism for
data triangulation, clearance, and validation should be designed. Furthermore, to maximize the
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M&E, Ethiopian Roads Authority, Indicators.