Determinants of the monitoring and evaluations practices of development projects: the case of national Biogas program of Ethiopia

Abstract

This study examines the determinants of the effectiveness of government development project monitoring and evaluation. The descriptive and explanatory research designs were used in the study, there are approximately 110 NBPE employees, and the research is conducted using a census survey method. A total of 76 respondents were chosen. 11 program managers/coordinators, 31 engineers/technicians, 28 senior staff members (private sector developer, general support officer, finance officer, promotion/value chain officer), and 2 M&E experts are surveyed for this investigation. The descriptive statistics used in the study were generated using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Information was presented in the form of tables, figures, and graphs. The study discovered that stakeholder participation, staff handling competence, organizational leadership, budgetary allocation, and technology utilization n/development to M&E systems all have a positive and significant impact on the effectiveness of the M&E system in NBPE, and the study discovered that all variables have a positive and significant impact on the effectiveness of the M&E system in NBPE. Staff competency and organizational leadership were found to have the greatest impact on the effectiveness of NBPE M&E practice for government development organizations, followed by stakeholder participation and technology development and utilization. The study also discovered that stakeholder participation, organizational leadership, and technology development and utilization have a significant impact on the effectiveness of project monitoring and evaluation. Finally, the study suggests that orienting and training middle management for M&E functions, as well as rotating them into different jobs, should be part of the organization's human resource development policy.