Diagnostic assessments

Diagnostic assessments are the systematic assessment of a country or organisation's current monitoring and evaluation capabilities and practices or an individual's M&E competencies.

National or organisational diagnostic assessments typically involve analysing formal structures, such as laws and policies, and informal processes, including the actual application and effectiveness of M&E activities.

Diagnostics can also consider the broader economic, political, and social contexts that influence M&E systems' operations. A comprehensive understanding of these elements can identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

National M&E system diagnostic tools

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA)

    The Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA) is a diagnostic tool developed by the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI).

  • National Evaluation Capacities Index (INCE)

    The National Evaluation Capacities Index (INCE), developed by World Food Program WFP, together with the German Development Evaluation Institute (DEval), is a diagnostic tool of National Evaluation Capacities along three dimensions: an enabling environme

  • Pacific MEL Diagnostic Tool

    The Pacific MEL tool was originally developed as part of a collaborative project to develop a ‘roadmap’ to strengthen capacity in the Pacific region for contextually and culturally appropriate monitoring, evaluation, research and learning to support imp

  • Other diagnostic assessments

    Other diagnostic tools exist offering diverse approaches to evaluating and enhancing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems.

Global Evaluation Initiative (2022). MESA Guidance Note: Diagnostic Tool for a Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.globalevaluationinitiative.org/mesa

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