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Monitoring & Evaluation Methodologies
Addressing attribution through contribution analysis: using performance measures sensibly (pdf 95kb)
This analysis examines the need to use contribution analysis to change public administration to focus on results that matter to citizens; and the processes required to monitor and evaluate public administrative programs.The report examines contribution analysis and the approach of public administration that measures progress, maintains flexibility and is able to report outcomes. This is done through looking at:
- Accountability for outcomes
- The problem of attribution
- The case of performance measurement
- Recognising the limits of measurement
- Performance measurement: understanding and reporting
- Approaches to attribution: contribution analysis
- Doing the best with uncertainty
- Resource link:
http://io.ssc.govt.nz/ pathfinder/documents/ SensiblePerformanceMeasures-ImpactEvaluation-PerformanceMonitoring.pdf - Published: June 1999
- Source: Office of the Auditor General of Canada (http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca)
- Added to ADG on: 22 February 2007 , contributed by: ADG team
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