The effectiveness of the earned value management system : a case for local economic development projects.
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2013
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the public sector
and to determine whether local economic development (LED) projects can be monitored and
evaluated using project control techniques such as earned value management method (EVM).
This study provides insight into institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) within
the context of assessing public sector development programmes and projects. Based on the
deductive reasoning from international experience, EVM is critical for periodic monitoring of a
project or programme to generate adequate information for assessment of performance of an
organization. The government is the main role player in local economic development, especially
local government. The study was exploratory and employed qualitative methods to elicit
information from the respondents whom were mainly the public sectors employees. The
purposive sampling technique was employed to undertake In-depth interviews with the selected
respondents from different spheres of government in KwaZulu Natal. The study found that an
effective monitoring and evaluation system was paramount to assess if the government was
achieving its strategic goal. The study also found that the public sector has challenges of
monitoring and evaluation. There was no system of M&E and it was undertaken haphazardly
and poorly coordinated. LED was found to be poorly conceptualized or understood with no LED
M&E plans at municipal level. A conclusion is that EVM is effective for monitoring and
evaluating development projects including LED projects.
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M. Com. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.
Keywords
Local government--Evaluation., Program budgeting., Project management--Evaluation., Project management--Monitoring., Theses--Business administration.