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Nguyen, Cam Nhung, and Eriona Shtembari. "Key Criteria in Project Evaluation : A study of New Service Development." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-18451.
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Project evaluation is concerned with indicators setting and performance tracking along the life of a project. It plays an essential role to the success of any project and therefore demands special attention. At the heart of this process lies a system of criteria one has to take into account when performing the evaluation. Our thesis considers this problem in a particular context, namely New Service Development (NSD) projects. The topic is of our interest because innovation (hence NSD) has become an inherent aspect of service industry while the research dedicated to NSD project evaluation is rather limited. Our thesis aims at understanding the purposes, the process of evaluating NSD projects and pointing out specific criteria included during the evaluation of NSD projects. As a result, the research question pursuing is: ‘What are key Evaluation Criteria for New Service Development projects?’ From the literature review on project evaluation and new service development, our study reveals a list of eight important criteria of evaluation. This consists of three financial criteria: (1) profitability, (2) production cost, (3) return on investment; and five non-financial criteria: (4) strategic fit, (5) marketing criteria, (6) corporate social responsibilities, (7) information quality, and (8) facilitating factors. From empirical perspective, qualitative approach is applied to collect data through three case studies and a series of semi-structured interviews with seventeen respondents in Albania, Italy, Sweden and Vietnam, from companies offering various types of service. The case studies build comprehensive understanding on the process of new service development, of project evaluation for NSD whereas interviews check the transferability of the three cases and identify evaluation criteria employed in practice. The empirical results were analyzed in comparison with the arguments found from literature. Regarding the research question, the study found that the set of evaluation criteria collected from empirical study fits with the list of eight criteria proposed by literature. Among this set, two main criteria ‘strategic fit’ (4) and ‘customer satisfaction’ which is apart of ‘marketing criteria’ (5) are recommended as ‘must’ for the evaluation process on any type of NSD project. Findings of this research contribute to the existing knowledge provided by both academic and practitioners regarding both project management field and new service development area, by suggesting a set of key criteria that should be used as guidance in order to succeed with evaluation of NSD projects.
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Labuschagne, Carin. "Sustainable project life cycle management : criteria for the South African process industry." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10112005-083255.
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Cars, Mikiko. "Project Evaluation in Development Cooperation : A Meta-Evaluative Case Study in Tanzania." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Institute of International Education, Department of Education, Stockholm University, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1289.
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Baloyi, Gidion. "The effectiveness of the project management life cycle in Eskom Limpopo Operating Unit." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2589.
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Thesis (MBA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2018South Africa is a developing state; the roles of the state owned entities in encouraging economic growth and contributing to the mitigation of unemployment and poverty eradication are unavoidable. Project management from an engineering development perspective and as an industrial discipline has been investigated and published throughout the past period. It could be said that the subject is mature, as recent publications on project management fail to bring new knowledge to light particularly in Eskom. This mini dissertation studies the most significant serious success factors in the effective project management in different departmental conditions within Eskom. Projects are being used daily in Eskom to achieve the company goal. In recent years researchers have become increasingly interested in factors that may have an impact on project management effectiveness and the success of projects. However, there is little research that shows how effectively projects are managed in a business organisational context like Eskom. My Study aims to partly fill this gap by presenting results from a case study and surveys of Eskom as an organisation practising project management. It also aims to investigate the effectiveness of project management in terms of Eskom Divisional structures, technical competency, Eskom Project leadership ability and the characteristics of an effective project manager. In managing projects, it is significant to know how to handle both the tools and the people and to achieve a balance between the two. Experience, especially in the management of change was perceived to be a significant factor in project success
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Ngcobo, Phumelele Nondumiso. "Implementation Evaluation Of The Smallholder Farmer Support Programme And Its Likelihood Of Increasing Farm Productivity: A Case Of “Abalimi Phambili Project”, Jozini, Kwazulu-Natal." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30870.
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Farmer support programmes are aimed at assisting in unlocking barriers faced by smallholder farmers. These programmes were implemented many years ago by the public and private sector. However, research continues to show that the increase in the number of these initiatives and in budgets/expenditures have not equally translated into an increase in the number of smallholder farmers advancing to commercial status. Therefore, this evaluation research is focused on assessing the implementation progress of a farmer support programme being implemented in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal. The aim is to assess whether or not the programme is implemented according to the theory of change and to assess the likelihood of the programme achieving its intended outcomes. Both the quantitative and qualitative approaches were applied to collect and analyse data. Quantitative data was made up of project data and qualitative data was obtained through conducting in-depth interviews with farmers currently participating in the programme. Findings from this paper are expected to add to the existing body of knowledge in terms of strengthening and improving the design of farmer support programmes; to emphasise the importance of conducting implementation evaluations to assess programme performance early in implementation; to better understand what is working or not during implementation; and to understand why this is so.
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Paget, Jane Kathryn. "Do levels of self-monitoring, self-efficacy, and anxiety moderate the relationship between perception of dimensions and performance in assessment centers?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1157.
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Yeung, Fai Yip. "Developing a Partnering Performance Index (PPI) for construction projects : a fuzzy set theory approach." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3299884.
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Mlotshwa, Edmore. "An outcome assessment of a developmental project : a case study of the Dotito-Muchenje irrigation project in Mount Darwin district, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5579.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)The establishment of the Dotito-Muchenje irrigation project was an endeavour initiated by the Government of Zimbabwe, to empower local people. It was done to improve the livelihoods of the people. However, despite the launch of the project, socio-economic challenges remain pressing issues. The inability to make decent livelihoods continues to affect rural farmers, resulting in the scheme being unable to be fully-functional. The problems thus undermine the capability of the project to address poverty and inequality, which was core to the project initiation. This research focuses on an outcome assessment of the irrigation project as it relates to the livelihoods of people in the Dotito rural communal area. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used in the study. Twenty-four farmers, out of a possible ninety farmers, were selected to complete questionnaires. Radom sampling was used to identify and select participants. Data collection was done using interviews, questionnaires and observations. Analyses were done using descriptive statistics. Tables and graphs were presented based on the information gathered from the farmers. The research findings show that the Dotito-Muchenje irrigation scheme partly managed to empower the local people. Some of the indicators used include: employment creation, income generation, and changes to the socio-economic livelihoods of beneficiary farmers. However, lack of support and the prevailing economic situation are among the many challenges that make it difficult for the farmers to achieve their full potential in terms of improving their livelihoods. Another challenge relates to water availability. Irrigation pumps at the irrigation scheme use electricity to supply water needed by the farmers, thus there is inadequate water supply. This is because the electricity supply has long been cut-off due to the arrears accumulated by the farmers. It has rendered the irrigation partially functional, resulting in low productivity. The low crop yield makes it difficult to fully address the food security situation for the people. While others blame the situation on the land reform, based on evidence from development practitioners and farmers interviewed, the unsuccessfulness of the irrigation could be attributed to lack of project tracking (monitoring and evaluation) by government. It is in this context that intervention by the government, non-governmental organizations and the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, is recommended to ensure the viability and sustainability of the irrigation scheme and facilitate its positive impact on rural livelihoods.
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Wendrock, Lois Waithira. "Target-group Oriented Monitoring & Evaluation of Community Development Projects – A Case Study of NGO Projects in Kenya." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-147070.
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Die vorliegende Dissertation hat die Monitoring und Evaluation (M&E) Komponente von Entwicklungsprojekten zum Schwerpunkt sowie die Partizipation der Zielgruppen des Projekts im M&E Prozess. Die Partizipation der Zielgruppen bei M&E wird in den meisten Fällen zwar geplant aber in der Realität nicht effektiv genug ausgeführt. Dies wird beispielsweise darauf zurückgeführt, dass M&E als eine teure, zeitverschwendende, schwere, Fehler suchende und nur für Fachkräfte gedachte Aufgabe aufgefasst wird. Gleichermaßen wird es hauptsächlich aus Gründen der Rechenschaftspflicht ausgeführt, um eine weitere Finanzierung sicherzustellen und meist geben die Geldgeber anderen Programmen gegenüber M&E den Vorzug, da letzteres als Geld fordernd angesehen wird. Darüber hinaus liegt der Schwerpunkt auf professionellen Evaluatoren, welche wissenschaftliche Sorgfalt im Prozess anzuwenden haben, falls Laien das M&E durchführen. Daher ist die Partizipation der Zielgruppen an M&E limitiert.
Die empirischen Forschungsarbeiten wurden innerhalb der RH-OBA und der APHIA II Projekte in Kenia durchgeführt. Die M&E Mitarbeiter beider Organisationen wurden interviewt und den Nutznießern des Projektes wurden Fragebögen ausgehändigt. Die Nutznießer von APHIA II Projekte (FAIR) führten gleichermaßen M&E Aktivitäten durch, was der Herangehensweise mittels Peer Education, welche in dem Projekt verwendet wurde, zu verdanken ist. Die Zielgruppen zeigten Bereitschaft, bei M&E zu partizipieren und wiesen die Motivation auf, den Prozess fortzuführen. Sie waren in viele Aspekte des M&E involviert, jedoch bestand die Notwendigkeit, ihnen zu helfen, ihre M&E Aufgaben auf eine geplante und systematische Art und Weise durchzuführen. Hierdurch wurde es ihnen ermöglicht, ihre Partizipation im M&E zu überwachen sowie das Projekt besser zu verstehen und imstande zu
sein, Projekt-Aktivitäten einzuschätzen. Ihre Ausbildung wurde als ein Weg identifiziert, sie mit dem relevanten Wissen und den einschlägigen Fertigkeiten auszustatten.
Auf der Grundlage der Ergebnisse der Forschungsarbeiten wurde für die Zielgruppe von APHIA II / FAIR die „Participatory M&E LIGHT© Assessment Checklist“ für Projekt-Zielgruppen entwickelt und Instruktionen, wie diese verwendet werden kann, damit die Zielgruppe ihre M&E-Aktivitäten auf eine partizipatorische Art und Weise planen und durchführen kann und damit sie ihre Partizipation im Prozess überwachen kann.
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Bhattarai, Saroj K. "Monitoring and evaluation system for rural development projects in Nepal." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/508013.
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A monitoring and evaluation system for rural development projects has been designed for Nepal to assist the country in implementing the projects successfully. It has been developed specifically to keep track of projects and their progress, provide feedback to project management, help prevent and solve problems encountered during project implementation, and to simplify and streamline paper work. This system has been designed based upon the World Bank's recommendations. The system consists of various proformas designed to monitor and evaluate various project components through the selection of appropriate monitoring and evaluation indicators.Department of Urban Planning
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Chikukwa, Donald. "Assessing the process of participatory monitoring and evaluation: A case study of the Salesian Institute Youth Project, vocational training in Cape Town South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7010.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)The involvement of beneficiaries in monitoring and evaluation processes, not only does it ensure the success of the project’s intended objectives, but it empowers, creates knowledge production while guaranteeing a means to a sustainable livelihood for beneficiaries. The study sought to assess the process of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation using a case study of the Salesian Institute Youth project, vocational training in Cape Town South Africa. Thus the study set out to conduct an evaluative assessment of stakeholder participation in the process of PM&E; identify the organizational structure of the project team and the parties involved; assess the project intended goals versus the outcomes of the project, and identify the relationship between the process of PM&E and the outcomes of the project. The study employed quantitative and quantitative methods, noting the low response rate a larger sample of 150 questionnaires was evenly distributed across gender and 102 were completed. Ten interviews were conducted across all stakeholders. Data were captured and analyzed using SPSS and thematic analysis. The study concludes that the involvement of participants in the process of PM&E is vital to achieving positive projects outcomes. Participants should be made aware of the meaning, purposes of the project as this allows for their comprehension and free will to participate in PM&E processes. Although the outcomes of the project were positive, the study recommends that there is a need for an established scientific PM&E system for the organization that can be implemented in organization projects.
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Ozar, Kris H. "Bridging the disconnect; planned project approaches and participatory monitoring and evaluation: a case study of Caritas-Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the Mafia Livelihood Development pilot project 2006-2007 /." Click here to view full text, 2007.
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Decker, Sandra Kay. "Comparing the managerial and administrative benefits of the construction project management information system (CPMIS) to the E-Government environment of today." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2298.
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The purpose of the project is to compare the managerial and administrative benefits of the Construction Project Management Information System (CPMIS) implemented at the San Bernardino County Medical Center Replacement Project (SBCMCRP) with the E-Government environment.
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Soeltenfuss, Jan. "Policy perspectives and an analysis of evaluation methods for selected EC-financed projects." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8224_1255694435.
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This research proposed to look at quality standards of evaluations in economic and financial respect undertaken on behalf of the European Commission in order to assess the performance of its development assistancein a policy-driven context. the research found that evaluation on the basis of an individual project is often flawed and lacks quality in terms of the applied evaluation method.
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Mariga, Erick. "An appraisal of participatory monitoring and evaluation in government community development initiatives : a case study of Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA), Kenya." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4614.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) is an integral part for the success of any government community development initiative as it helps foster a sense of ownership and at the same time promotes meaningful development at grass-root level. The Government of Kenya (GOK), through the Ministry of Regional Development has established Regional Development Authorities (RDA’s) that are mandated to promote development within their areas of jurisdiction by implementing integrated programmes and enhancement of community participation. It is against this backdrop that this research investigation is using Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA) in Kenya as a case study in order to appraise how PME is applied in this process. The people-centred development theory constituted the theoretical grounding of the study, and in addition implementation approaches to PME were discussed in relation to the various project management areas of knowledge. Qualitative methods of research were applied throughout the study in assessing the level of stakeholders’ participation in monitoring and evaluation. A mix of interviews and focus group discussions were utilized. More specifically, individual interviews were conducted with the project beneficiaries/community, TARDA management, project management facilitators, as well as monitoring and evaluation specialists in an attempt to unravel how and to what extent Tana County residents are involved in the monitoring and evaluation process of TARDA projects. Empirical findings gathered from the study were reflected upon through concrete grounded discussions on the contribution of PME in increasing community participation, empowerment and decision-making in various development projects. The research findings also indicated that PME plays a pivotal role in ensuring accountability and transparency of institutions thus creating investor confidence and promoting regional-balanced development. Furthermore, the findings also revealed that an effective PME system gives decision makers an additional public sector management tool, while at the same time building on the capacities of the beneficiaries. Finally, it is proposed that PME should be a standard practice among public sector institutions that embrace PME techniques, also in order to document and share PME experiences for purposes of information generation and future sustainable development.
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Maupin, Travis Pritchard. "ASSESSMENT OF CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS PERFORMANCE FOR MONITORING MINED LAND DISCHARGED WATERS AND AN EVALUATION OF THE HYDROLOGIC PERFORMANCE OF THE GUY COVE STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT." UKnowledge, 2012. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/bae_etds/6.
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The surface mining method of mountaintop removal has been shown to adversely affect the water quality and hydrologic characteristics of downstream regions. Based on recent scientific literature, the U.S. EPA issued guidance on the specific conductivity (EC25ºC) of waters discharged from mined lands in the Appalachian Coal Belt Region stating that these waters should have an EC25ºC less than 300-500 μS cm-1. Hence, accurately measuring EC25ºC levels of mine discharged waters has significant implications. Furthermore, the development of reclamation techniques that positively impact the hydrological and water quality aspects of valley fill (VF) discharge is needed. To tackle these questions, a two-part study was conducted. First, a detailed study comparing sensor performance under controlled and field conditions was performed. Second, the hydrologic parameters (storm flow only) of a stream restoration project constructed atop a retrofitted valley fill were compared to a headwater stream with no mining as well as one influenced by mining with no restoration. Results indicated that significant differences were noted between four conductivity sensors with errors positively correlated with increases in EC25ºC. For storm events, the restored stream section atop the VF is performing similar to the unminded, forested watershed for some hydrologic parameters.
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Oghenetega, Joshua Ogheneovo. "Participatory monitoring and evaluation for improved service delivery: The case Of C3 notification system in site C Khayelitsha." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6579.
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Masters in Public Administration - MPAParticipatory monitoring and evaluation today, gives a whole new approach to participation. Local communities can now fully participate and be involved from the initiation of a project or from the beginning of a project, right up until when the project is completed as well as fully participate in the evaluation process as well. This goes a long way towards ensuring programmes, projects and policy outcomes are achieved. As a result, PM&E largely improves public accountability as well as improves community participation in the delivery of services to meet their needs. It ultimately enables communities to take ownership of policies, programmes and projects designed to meet their needs and to improve the quality of services provided to them. Thus, this research seeks to monitor and evaluate the participatory nature of the C3 Notification system towards improved service delivery within Site C Khayelitsha community. The challenge confronting many communities such as Site C Khayelitsha, is the inability of government to allow the communities fully take ownership of community projects and programmes designed to improve service delivery. This leaves a huge gap in truly ascertaining what communities truly want and what they need. Through the use of a mixed research method, a total of 50 respondents (users of the C3 notification system) living in Site C Khayelitsha were randomly selected and administered questionnaires; and 5 in-depth interviews were conducted with City of Cape Town officials in the Department of Solid Waste Management. From the data collected, the following research findings were ascertained. It was evident that there was a lack of awareness around the various channels through which users could log complaints. Many users found the Municipal offices and Call Centre an easier way to log complaints as compared to the other channels provided by the City to log complaints. It also revealed that services were not provided within the period stipulated in the Service level agreements. The qualitative analysis also underlined critical factors affecting the City of Cape Town and users of the C3 notification system in Khayelitsha. Call Centre agents obtain incomplete information of service requests or complaints logged by users and users fail to provide complete information when logging service requests especially through e-service channels provided to log complaints. Both mistakes contribute to the delay or non-response of the City of Cape Town to service requests or complaints.
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Kelly, Lelsey Ann. "The nature and effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation of social inclusion projects in Scotland : an exploratory analysis." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2003. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/5730.
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The research examined the experiences of professional workers engaged in the monitoring and evaluation of Scottish social inclusion projects, in order to address the research question "To what extent do the existing systems of monitoring and evaluation in Scottish social inclusion initiatives recognise the particular nature of social inclusion?" In-depth interviews were undertaken with 34 key players involved in the policy and practice of evaluation social inclusion projects. Interviewees included individuals involved in social inclusion projects at both project and programme level, funders and evaluators of social inclusion projects, and policy makers. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The research concluded that the respondents were very positive about social inclusion, with the key disadvantage of the term identified as its lack of meaning for the client groups with whom projects were working. Encouraging participation and empowering individuals and communities were seen as the key outcomes of social inclusion projects, with outcomes relating to poverty and tackling exclusion mentioned only by a small number of respondents. Respondents found indicators such as resident satisfaction, fear of crime and confidence useful. Relationships were noted to be an important area that projects had an impact on, but none of the projects involved were actively measuring their impact in this area. Qualitative methods were noted by respondents to be useful in recognising individual experience, and have a key role to play in establishing the additionality of projects, but respondents perceived a lack of credibility of qualitative research amongst funding agencies and policy makers. Respondents raised concerns regarding the views of individuals who did not, for whatever reason, participate in research, but noted the expense of methods that specifically targeted non-participants, and, on the other hand the dangers of survey fatigue. The conclusions of the thesis were that although social inclusion is a well received term and both the policy makers and practitioners are working toward the same agenda, there are a number of areas where there is a need for further development in order to make the monitoring and evaluation of initiatives meaningful. The conclusions note that the current systems meet the needs of neither funding agencies nor projects well.
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Sangole, Noel. "The role of community-driven participatory monitoring and evaluation in empowering communities and improving their decision making: a case study of the KARI/CIAT collaborative project, Coastal Kenya." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1382_1264556326.
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The researcher has been working for CIAT, as a community development facilitator and research assistant for past five years (2001-2006). CIAT has been involved in testing tools and methods for promoting participation and tracking changes at community level under different pilot projects in Eastern and Central Africa in partnership with national research organizations of respective countries. One of CIAT&rsquo
s areas of research is developing participatory monitoring and evaluation systems that are appropriate for rural communities. The researcher has been involved in designing and setting up community-driven participatory monitoring and evaluation systems on a pilot basis with communities in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Ross, Alan. "The design, monitoring and evaluation of aid-funded projects in developing countries with particular reference to road safety." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239704.
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George, Kelvin Michael. "Key Performance Indicators' Effects on Public Sector Infrastructure Project Efficiency in Grenada." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7474.
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Grenada is 1 of 15 developing countries in Caribbean Community known as CARICOM. The infrastructure capital projects in these developing countries are plagued with an array of issues: unethical practices, inadequate supervision, lack of transparency and accountability, inadequate monitoring and evaluation, cost overruns, and inefficiencies. In the 1980s and 1990s, the International Monitory Fund and World Bank introduced a balanced scorecard engineered under the structural adjustment program, but it was unable to improve infrastructure project efficiencies. This qualitative case study sought to understand the role of management key performance indicators (KPIs) on public sector infrastructure capital project efficiency on the island of Grenada. An institutional assessment and development framework and a classical management theoretical framework methodology were used to explore the effects of management KPIs on public sector infrastructure capital projects efficiencies in developing countries. The research incorporated a constructivist philosophy that underpins the evaluation and perception of the government, the National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), project teams, systems, and stakeholders. A purposive sampling strategy with elements of snowballing was used to obtain 12 representative participants for interviews, and a systematic approach of transcribing, coding, and thematic analysis was done. Findings indicate inadequacies in the BSC performance measure system on infrastructure projects, which justifies the use of comprehensive management KPIs. Positive social change implications of this study include recommendations for comprehensive management KPIs and policies to improve public sector infrastructure project efficiency in Grenada.
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Wendrock, Lois Waithira [Verfasser], Hanno [Akademischer Betreuer] Hortsch, and Gisela [Akademischer Betreuer] Wiesner. "Target-group Oriented Monitoring & Evaluation of Community Development Projects – A Case Study of NGO Projects in Kenya / Lois Waithira Wendrock. Gutachter: Hanno Hortsch ; Gisela Wiesner. Betreuer: Hanno Hortsch." Dresden : Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1068447370/34.
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Kamuzora, Faustin, Tom R. Franks, I. Goldman, David Howlett, F. Muhumuza, T. Tamasane, and Anna L. Toner. "Goodbye to Projects? - Briefing Paper 5: Lessons from the rural livelihoods interventions." Thesis, Bradford Centre for International Development, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2961.
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YesThis briefing paper reports on research exploring four detailed case studies of rural livelihoods interventions operating in Tanzania, South Africa and Uganda. Analysing these interventions through an audit of sustainable livelihood `principles¿ (as a proxy for best practice) reveals general lessons about both the practical opportunities and challenges for employing sustainable livelihoods approaches to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development interventions.
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Vaculová, Kateřina. "Řízení stavební zakázky zadavatelem." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225626.
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The thesis deals with the topic of building orders are how they are managed by contracting authority or client. It presents building order as a project, and describes the way in which this project is organized, prepared and implemented. It also highlights all the factors that have impact on how building orders are managed. And since the most important of these factors is construction costs, the thesis provides an analysis of one particular building order from this perspective, listing all the things that are involved in the construction costs and pointing out in what way. The accuracy of the expected costs is then compared with construction engineering price indicators.
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Muhumuza, F., T. Tamasane, I. Goldman, Tom R. Franks, Anna L. Toner, David Howlett, and Faustin Kamuzora. "Goodbye to Projects? - Briefing Paper 6: Lessons for HIV/AIDS interventions." Thesis, Bradford Centre for International Development, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2962.
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YesThis briefing paper reports on research exploring detailed case studies of HIV/AIDS livelihoods-oriented interventions operating in Uganda, Lesotho and South Africa. The interventions were analysed through an audit of sustainable livelihood `principles¿. This revealed general lessons both about the practical opportunities and challenges for employing sustainable livelihoods approaches to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development interventions and also about the changing format of development interventions.
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Sheehama, Gerhardt K. H. "Evaluation of financial performance of Development Bank of Namibia (2003 - 2007)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/893.
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Thesis (MDF (Development Finance))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main aim of this study, firstly, is to evaluate the financial performance of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) over the period of 2003 to 2007. Secondly, the study aims to compare financial performance of the Development Bank of Namibia with the Development Bank of Southern Africa during the same period. In recent years, there has been a number of criticisms raised against the Development Bank of Namibia. These have been noted by the political appointment of the top management in the bank who has no experience in monitoring of the funds and development projects (World Bank, 2003). In addition, the bank has been criticized for poor performance, in terms of very low returns due to poor procurement performance and weak performance of project management units (African Development Bank, 2005). The bank has also been seen undermining people's human rights through funded projects which were only given to those people who are politically connected or comrades (The Namibian, 2002). Two financial statements of the Development Bank of Namibia, namely the Income Statement and Balance Sheet of the period of 2003 to 2007, are used to evaluate the financial performance of the bank. Trend analysis, monitoring and evaluation reports, financial ratios and statistical tools are employed to conduct this study. Trend analysis, financial ratios and statistical tools indicated that there was no evidence to infer that the Development Bank of Namibia did perform poorly during 2003 to 2007. However, monitoring and evaluation reports indicated that there was inefficiency in terms of bank operations.
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Pickard, Lesley Margaret. "Statistical techniques and project monitoring." Thesis, City University London, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241438.
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Lewis, Scott C. "NetIQ evaluation project." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2005. http://165.236.235.140/lib/SLewis2005.pdf.
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Timmons, Cory. "Sisterhood for Change Project evaluation." online resource, 2008. http://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/8/.
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Lundkvist, Niklas. "Bremsstrahlung Luminosity Monitoring for SCRIT Project (Report part 1)." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för fysik och astronomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-173877.
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The purpose of the SCRIT project is to determine size and shape of short-lived and rarely-produced nuclei by elastic electron scattering, which is the best probe for the structure studies, for the first time. In traditional electron scattering, a solid target having an order of 1023 nuclei/cm^2 is normally used, which is not possible for short-lived and rarely-produced nuclei. In this project a Self Containing Radioactive Isotope Target scheme (SCRIT) is going to be employed. This innovative ion-trap method is shown to be a way to make measurements with a very small amount of nuclei, an order of only 106 nuclei. In order to determine the absolute cross section for elastic electron scattering for structure study, the simulates measurement of the bremsstrahlung from the trapped nuclei is required. Since the bremsstrahlung cross section for a nucleus of the atomic number Z is well know, the precise measurement of the bremsstrahlung provides the luminosity. My theme in this SCRIT project was a construction of a bremsstrahlung luminosity monitor. It consists of a position monitor for measuring the spatial distribution of bremsstrahlung and a Pb-glass Cerenkov detector for energy measurement. My efforts have been mainly devoted to the construction of a position monitor system using fiber scintillators. The construction of the position monitor was divided into five parts; detector construction, support construction, trigger detector construction, software programming, software testing and detector tests. The position monitor consists of two sets of fiber scintillation detectors. Each of them uses 16 fibers, Bicron BCF-10 with a cross section of 2x2mm^2, optically coupled to a multi-anode photomultiplier, (Hamamatsu H6568-10). The position monitor can measure the XY distribution of bremsstrahlung. Strictly speaking, the fiber detector detects not bremsstrahlung directly but electrons and/or positrons by pair creation of bremsstrahlung in a materials. The data acquisition system has been programmed in NI LabVIEW. The software is an advanced X/Y-coordinate counting system, which can additionally preform functions as save data to file and 3D-plot to determine the spreading of the bremsstrahlung luminosity. The results can be saved and transferred online to a server so that is possible to access the data from anywhere. The system has been tested using beta rays from 90Sr source. The results of the test shown that the detectors can detect minimum ionizing particle, i.e. electrons and positrons. The detector and software testings shows that the system is ready to use for luminosity measurements at SCRIT experiment. This system I constructed surely provides a new and useful information for the SCRIT experiments.SCRIT Project
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Lundkvist, Niklas. "Bremsstrahlung Luminosity Monitoring for SCRIT Project (Report part II)." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för fysik och astronomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-174679.
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The purpose of the SCRIT project is to determine size and shape of short-lived and rarely-produced nuclei by elastic electron scattering, which is the best probe for the structure studies, for the first time. In traditional electron scattering, a solid target having an order of 1023 nuclei/cm^2 is normally used, which is not possible for short-lived and rarely-produced nuclei. In this project a Self Containing Radioactive Isotope Target scheme (SCRIT) is going to be employed. This innovative ion-trap method is shown to be a way to make measurements with a very small amount of nuclei, an order of only 106 nuclei. In order to determine the absolute cross section for elastic electron scattering for structure study, the simulates measurement of the bremsstrahlung from the trapped nuclei is required. Since the bremsstrahlung cross section for a nucleus of the atomic number Z is well know, the precise measurement of the bremsstrahlung provides the luminosity. 1. Method My theme in this SCRIT project was a construction of a bremsstrahlung luminosity monitor. It consists of a position monitor for measuring the spatial distribution of bremsstrahlung and a Pb-glass Cerenkov detector for energy measurement. My efforts have been mainly devoted to the construction of a position monitor system using fiber scintillators. The construction of the position monitor was divided into five parts; detector construction, support construction, trigger detector construction, software programming, software testing and detector tests. 2. Results The position monitor consists of two sets of fiber scintillation detectors. Each of them uses 16 fibers, Bicron BCF-10 with a cross section of 2x2mm^2, optically coupled to a multi-anode photomultiplier, (Hamamatsu H6568-10). The position monitor can measure the XY distribution of bremsstrahlung. Strictly speaking, the fiber detector detects not bremsstrahlung directly but electrons and/or positrons by pair creation of bremsstrahlung in a materials. 
Fig. 1 Picture of the two detector sets The data acquisition system has been programmed in NI LabVIEW. The software is an advanced X/Y-coordinate counting system, which can additionally preform functions as save data to file and 3D-plot to determine the spreading of the bremsstrahlung luminosity. The results can be saved and transferred online to a server so that is possible to access the data from anywhere. 
* Fig. 2 ADC spectrum for one of the fiber detectors, shows that MIP can be detected The system has been tested using beta rays from 90Sr source. The results of the test is shown in Fig.2 It is clearly shown that the detectors can detect minimum ionizing particle, i.e. electrons and positrons. Due to the electron accelerator trouble, unfortunately, it was not possible during my stay to carry out the measurement of bremsstrahlung. The results of the 90Sr source test, however, clearly shows that my position monitoring system is now completely ready for use. 
Fig. 3 Data from tests on the detector sets with 90Sr beta source, the source has been placed with center at position 3 for both detector sets 3. Conclusions The detector and software testings shows that the system is ready to use for luminosity measurements at SCRIT experiment. This system I constructed surely provides a new and useful information for the SCRIT experiments.
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Powell, Shon. "Evaluation of the Veteran Resilience Project." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1562201907914759.
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Gargov, George Dimitrov. "Coffee Queue Project." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2016. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1539.
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In this paper, a computer vision system for counting people standing in line is presented. In this application, common techniques such as Adaptive Background Subtraction (ABS), blob tracking with Kalman filter, and occlusion resistive techniques are used to detect and track people. Additionally, a novel method using Dual Adaptive Background Subtractors (DABS) is implemented for dynamically determining the line region in a real-world crowded scene, and also as an alternative target acquisition to regular ABS. The DABS technique acts as a temporal bandpass filter for motion, helping identify people standing in line while in the presence of other moving people. This is achieved by using two ABS with different temporal adaptiveness. Unlike other computer vision papers which perform tests in highly controlled environments, the DABS technique is tested in a crowded Starbucks© at the Cal Poly student union. For any length of people standing in line, result shows that DABS has a lower mean error by one or more people when compared to ABS. Even in challenging crowded scenes where the line can reach 19 people in length, DABS achieves a Normalized RMS Error of 43%.
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Li, Guang M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Evaluation of continuous glucose monitoring systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45357.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-48).
There has been much hype in the research and development of continuous glucose monitoring technologies, driven by the enormous and rapidly expanding glucose monitoring market and the large and growing base of diabetes patients. Continuous glucose monitoring has shown significant benefits over traditional intermittent blood glucose testing in reducing the risks of developing long-term complications associated with diabetes, by maintaining blood glucose concentrations to near-normoglycemic levels and reducing glycemic variability. In this thesis, commercially available continuous glucose monitoring systems as well as those still in development are evaluated. SWOT analysis shows that continuous glucose monitoring has a promising future, but there remain a number of challenges to be overcome, such as accuracy, sensor span, data handling, cost and reimbursement issues. It is concluded that continuous glucose monitoring will be the roadmap for future diabetes management. Ongoing technological advances in continuous glucose monitoring systems will hopefully close the loop for a fully automated artificial pancreas and develop a cure for Type I diabetes.
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Sun, Gloria, and Juliane Christina. "Evaluation of Aminoglycoside Serum Concentration Monitoring." The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623592.
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Class of 2012 AbstractObjectives: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of when aminoglycoside serum concentrations are obtained and assess whether the timing and techniques used in obtaining aminoglycoside serum concentrations are appropriate. Additionally, pharmacists’ interpretation of aminoglycoside serum concentrations and the appropriateness of intervention in response to these results were assessed. Methods: This descriptive retrospective study to evaluate the appropriateness of aminoglycoside monitoring at an academic medical center has been approved by the Institutional Review Board. Patients over the age of 46 weeks gestational age admitted to an academic medical center between February 1, 2010 to February 1, 2011 who were prescribed intravenous aminoglycoside therapy were included in this study. Patients with therapy duration of less than 72 hours without at least one aminoglycoside level were excluded. The time of aminoglycoside concentrations in relation to time of aminoglycoside administration along with calculated pharmacokinetic parameters and therapy recommendations documented in clinical notes were also recorded. Appropriateness of aminoglycoside monitoring and documentation were determined by use of expert opinion and pharmacokinetic guidelines. Results: Timing of aminoglycoside serum concentrations and subsequent clinical assessments were evaluated in 103 subjects. The median (range) age was 28 (0.2 – 88) years. The initial aminoglycoside prescribed in 12%, 40%, and 48% of subjects was amikacin, gentamicin, and tobramycin, respectively. A total of 314 aminoglycoside concentrations were obtained: 41 amikacin, 129 gentamicin, and 144 tobramycin. At least one clinical pharmacokinetic assessment of aminoglycoside concentration(s) was written for 91 subjects (88%). The aminoglycoside indication, actual time of aminoglycoside dose administration, estimated renal function, and both goal peak/trough aminoglycoside concentrations were documented in at least one aminoglycoside clinical note for each of these 91 subjects at a rate of 95%, 80%, 89%, and 51%, respectively. Calculated peak, trough, estimated volume of distribution, and estimated half-life or ke were documented in 53 subjects. Conclusions: Aminoglycoside serum concentration monitoring can be used to maximize therapeutic outcomes while minimizing toxicity. However, errors in obtaining and evaluating serum drug levels can arise that may affect patient outcomes. For monitoring to be effective, the timing of serum concentration orders, the process of obtaining serum concentration samples, and the interpretation of data including pharmacokinetic calculations should be accurate.
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Sun, Gloria, Juliane Christina, and Kathyrn Matthias. "Evaluation of Aminoglycoside Serum Concentration Monitoring." The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614475.
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Class of 2012 AbstractObjectives: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of when aminoglycoside serum concentrations are obtained and assess whether the timing and techniques used in obtaining aminoglycoside serum concentrations are appropriate. Additionally, pharmacists’ interpretation of aminoglycoside serum concentrations and the appropriateness of intervention in response to these results were assessed. Methods: This descriptive retrospective study to evaluate the appropriateness of aminoglycoside monitoring at an academic medical center has been approved by the Institutional Review Board. Patients over the age of 46 weeks gestational age admitted to an academic medical center between February 1, 2010 to February 1, 2011 who were prescribed intravenous aminoglycoside therapy were included in this study. Patients with therapy duration of less than 72 hours without at least one aminoglycoside level were excluded. The time of aminoglycoside concentrations in relation to time of aminoglycoside administration along with calculated pharmacokinetic parameters and therapy recommendations documented in clinical notes were also recorded. Appropriateness of aminoglycoside monitoring and documentation were determined by use of expert opinion and pharmacokinetic guidelines. Results: Timing of aminoglycoside serum concentrations and subsequent clinical assessments were evaluated in 103 subjects. The median (range) age was 28 (0.2 – 88) years. The initial aminoglycoside prescribed in 12%, 40%, and 48% of subjects was amikacin, gentamicin, and tobramycin, respectively. A total of 314 aminoglycoside concentrations were obtained: 41 amikacin, 129 gentamicin, and 144 tobramycin. At least one clinical pharmacokinetic assessment of aminoglycoside concentration(s) was written for 91 subjects (88%). The aminoglycoside indication, actual time of aminoglycoside dose administration, estimated renal function, and both goal peak/trough aminoglycoside concentrations were documented in at least one aminoglycoside clinical note for each of these 91 subjects at a rate of 95%, 80%, 89%, and 51%, respectively. Calculated peak, trough, estimated volume of distribution, and estimated half-life or ke were documented in 53 subjects. Conclusions: Aminoglycoside serum concentration monitoring can be used to maximize therapeutic outcomes while minimizing toxicity. However, errors in obtaining and evaluating serum drug levels can arise that may affect patient outcomes. For monitoring to be effective, the timing of serum concentration orders, the process of obtaining serum concentration samples, and the interpretation of data including pharmacokinetic calculations should be accurate.
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Hedström, Therese, and Sara Lundahl. "Evaluation of monitoring systems and processes." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-31855.
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The focus of this Thesis has been to evaluate different monitoring systems and processes that are used by the Network Operations Center at TDC Sverige AB. The problem formulation involves (i) how the monitoring systems are used, (ii) how these work together, (iii) what processes are involved and (iv) how the systems and processes can be improved to benefit the Network Operations Center. Processes involved in TDC’s work follows the Information Technology Infrastructure Library. To be able to answer the problem formulation, the current documentation is browsed and together with meetings with key figures within the company; such as managers, project managers, technicians and system administrators; information is gathered to give a comprehensive view of the current state of the monitoring systems, and the whole process leading to handover to the Network Operations Center. TDC Network as a Service is a concept that includes different networking solutions in which LAN and WLAN as a Service offers standardized networking solutions for LAN and WLAN. The Network Management System is described, which includes HP Network Node Manager i, Network Performance Servers and incident ticket systems. The process of how incident tickets can be created, both manually and automatically, is described as well as the whole process of how new customers are added to the monitoring and how customers are registered in the different Service Asset and Configuration Management applications. It is discussed how new nodes are added to the monitoring, and which systems are involved in this process, including Network Node Manager i, VisionApp, NetMRI and incident ticket systems. The regular monitoring process of the Network Operations Center is presented in this Thesis. It is suggested that the improvements include involving the Network Operations Center at an earlier stage during the selling and implementation process, and devised a better transition to the Service Operation phase. TDC would benefit from fewer Service Asset and Configuration Management applications and incident ticket systems and there should be better routines regarding documentation.
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Dakouo, Alain Bessiba. "La problématique de l'information territoriale et ses enjeux majeurs dans les pays du Sud : stratégie, méthodologie et projet pilote dans un pays en développement, le Mali." Thesis, Normandie, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019NORMC007/document.
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En Afrique, la décentralisation s'effectue dans des contextes variables selon les pays: la nécessité de réformer l'Etat suite à une crise, la volonté d'instaurer une démocratie locale pour compenser le pouvoir central voire dictatorial, parfois même l'incapacité de l'Etat à fournir les services socioéconomiques de base comme la santé, l'éducation, l'eau potable etc.En Afrique de l'Ouest, la décentralisation s’est souvent accompagnée d’un redécoupage des territoires dans les années 1990. La plupart des pays d’Afrique de l'Ouest ont créé trois niveaux de collectivités territoriales: la Région, le Département (Cercle au Mali) et la Commune. Ceci entraîne un besoin de gestion et d’aménagement du territoire à plusieurs échelles (état des lieux, suivi de l’emprise spatiale de l’aménagement, assainissement, gestion des ressources naturelles, développement économique rural, santé, éducation, hydraulique, gestion des risques etc.). Dans le cadre d’un besoin d’informations croissant, les partenaires au développement reconnaissent l’utilité du Système d'Information Géographique (SIG), comme outil d'aide à la décision. La création de différents ministères en lien avec l’information géographique au Mali, nécessite la mise en commun de compétences s’articulant autour de la géomatique. En effet, si chaque Institution et ministère sectoriel dispose de données thématiques propres, leur valorisation se heurte à une forte dispersion et disparité des données géographiques et cartographiques.Comment mutualiser un même système géospatial et territorial entre une mairie, une collectivité territoriale, une ONG, l’Etat ainsi que d’autres partenaires travaillant sur une même emprise territoriale ? Quelle stratégie d’information territoriale pour un pays comme le Mali ?L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est de mettre en place, selon les concepts, méthodes, et technologies de la géographie actuelle et de la statistique, un outil d’aide à la décision dans un contexte de mutualisation et de décentralisation, conçu pour faire franchir un pas décisif au bénéfice de l'aménagement territorial local, par une mise en cohérence et une mise à disposition des données géolocalisées nécessaires à une politique efficace d'aménagement du territoire. Cette perspective à caractère stratégique implique de remonter jusqu'aux aspects de la répartition des pouvoirs, les rapports entre les logiciels libres et payants, l’information participative (aspects sociétal, social, contexte ethnique...) et le développement de l’information géographique au Mali. Une stratégie d’information est en fait un préalable indispensable de toute stratégie d’aménagement et de développement. Le projet de thèse se veut un projet innovant cherchant à fournir des réponses sur la mise en place d’une telle politique de gestion multi-sources et multi-acteurs de l’information spatiale dans un pays en développementIn Africa, decentralization takes place in contexts that vary from country to country: the need to reform the Government following a crisis, the desire to establish local democracy to compensate for central or even dictatorial power, sometimes even the Government 's inability to provide basic socio-economic services such as health, education, drinking water, etc.In West Africa, decentralization was often accompanied by a redrawing of territories in the 1990s. Most West African countries have created three levels of local authorities: the Region, the Department (Cercle in Mali) and the Commune. This leads to a need for territory management and planning on several scales (inventory, monitoring of the environmental impact of development, sanitation, natural resource management, rural economic development, health, education, hydraulics and risk management). In the context of a growing need for information, development partners recognize the usefulness of the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool for decision making. The creation of different ministries in connection with geographic information in Mali requires pooling of skills centered on geomatics. Indeed, while each Institution and sectoral ministry has its own thematic data, their valuation is hampered by a high dispersion and disparity of geographical and cartographic data.How to share a common geospatial and territorial system across a town hall, a local authority, an NGO, the Government as well as other partners working on the same territorial? What territorial information strategy for a country like Mali?The aim of this thesis is to create, according to the concepts, methods, and technologies of current geography and statistics, a tool to support decision making in a context of overlapping responsibilities/actions and decentralization, designed to take a decisive step forward for the benefit of local territorial planning, by making coherent and available the geolocalized data necessary for an effective spatial planning policy. This strategic perspective implies going back to the distribution of powers, the ratio between free and paid software, participative information (societal, social, ethnic aspects, etc.) and the development of geographical information in Mali.An information strategy is in fact an essential prerequisite for any planning and development strategy. This thesis is an innovative project that will aim to provide answers on the implementation of such a strategy of multi-source and multi-stakeholder spatial information management in a developing country
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Möller, Amanda. "Lean Product Development : Evaluation of a project with focus on project management." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-183127.
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Conducting Development Projects as fast as possible is very important for gaining as much profit from your product as possible. One method for conducting Development Projects is Lean. Lean is a way of working which focuses on getting rid of time consuming tasks that doesn’t bring in any value for the final product such as long meetings, searching for information, waiting for decisions etc. Habia Cable uses Lean thinking in their development method but still has problems with projects being delayed. The task of this project is to investigate one of their development projects to see how well it followed the plan and budget set up at the beginning. The goal is to develop the Lean method used and make it more adjusted to the workings at Habia Cable. The investigation was made by interviewing all project participants and some experienced Project Managers as well as looking thru documentation from the project. The conclusions from the investigation were that all the goals for the project except one have been met. The one that haven’t been met jet is the one that they are still working on. The goals need to become more open to cope with the changes in the market. The Synchronization Plan for the project was too detailed and took too much time to set up. The Risk Plan was good and had realistic actions but requires more follow up. The budget for the project was lacking estimations for production costs and for all consultants. More time should be spent on creating the budget and it also requires more follow-up and updating when new investments are required. The new project method developed was based on the idea that conditions for the project keeps changing. The method has the same tools but with some changes. The Goal Picture is allowed to be changed and it is evaluated regularly. The Synchronization Plan has is built of larger blocks, which are broken down into smaller tasks, as each block is started. A time line has also been added although it is also rough. The risks are divided into two groups, single tasks risks and ongoing risks. The single task risks are given an action and responsible person. The ongoing risks are graded and the top tem risks are given a set of action and a person responsible for handling it. The budget has more people involved in its creation and is based on a pre-defined list of categories.Att genomföra ett utvecklingsprojekt så snabbt som möjligt är viktigt för att göra största möjlig vinst på din produkt. En metod för att genomföra Utvecklingsprojekt är Lean. Lean är ett sätt att arbeta som fokuserar på att ta bort tidskrävande uppgifter som inte medför något mervärde för slutprodukten så som långa möten, letande efter information, väntan på beslut med mera. Habia Cable använder Lean tänkande i sina utvecklingsprojekt men har fortfarande problem med att vissa projekt blir försenade. Uppgiften för detta projekt är att undersöka ett av deras utvecklingsprojekt för att se hur väl det följde den plan och budget som sattes upp i början av projektet. Målet är att utveckla den Lean metod som används och göra den mer anpassad för arbetssättet på Habia Cable. Undersökning genomfördes genom att intervjua alla deltagare i projektet och några erfarna projektledare samt genom att gå igenom dokumentationen för projektet. Slutsatserna från undersökningen var att alla mål för projektet förutom ett är mötta. Det mål som inte har blivit mött är det mål som projektdeltagarna fortfarande arbetar med. Målen behöver i allmänhet bli mer öppna för att kunna hantera ändringar i marknaden. Synkroniseringsplanen för projekt var för detaljerad och tog för lång tid att sätta upp. Riskplanen var bra och hade realistiska lösningar men behöver mer uppföljning. Budgeten saknade uppskattningar för produktionskostnader och kostnader för alla konsulter. Mer tid behöver spenderas på att skapa budgeten och den kräver också mer uppföljning och uppdatering när nya investeringar anses nödvändiga. Den nya projektmetod som tagits fram var baserad på idéen att förutsättningar för projektet kontinuerligt förändras. Metoden har samma verktyg men med några förändringar. Målbilden är tillåten att förändras och den utvärderas regelbundet. Synkroniseringsplanen är uppbyggd av större block vilka bryts ner till mindre uppgifter när varje block startas. En tidslinje har också blivit tillagd men den är också grov. Risker är uppdelade i två grupper, enkeluppgifts risker och pågående risker. Enkeluppgifts risker tilldelas en lösning och en ansvarig person. Pågående riskerna värderas och de topp tio riskerna tilldelas ett hanteringssätt och en ansvarig person. Budgeten har fler personer involverade vid sin framställning och är baserad på en fördefinierad lista på kategorier.
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Bidaki, Laila June. "The effects of electronic performance monitoring on performance." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2588.
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Lopez, Jaclyn Marie. "Environmental NGO Accountability: Project Management through Evaluation." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/190650.
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Gala, Antonio. "Analysis and evaluation of Project Evergreen data." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27942.
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Project Evergreen was an experiment conducted to evaluate antenna responses to nanosecond pulses and the capability of broadband equipment to capture them. The two antennas tested were a log periodic antenna modified by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and a TEM horn antenna. Analysis of the data collected by the Naval Postgraduate School test site personnel indicated the following: (1) The antenna output response characteristic is different for the log periodic antenna and the TEM horn antenna. (2) The received polarization is a function of the transmitted polarization and the orientation of the receiving site relative to the transmitting site. (3) Signal strength and capture are a function of the polarization alignment of the transmitting and receiving antenna. (4) Pulses on the order of 1 to 10 nanoseconds require bandwidth exceeding 1 Gigahertz (GHz) in the transmitting and receiving equipment. (5) Broadband equipment with minimum bandwidths of 1 GHz are required to adequately capture and process extremely short time duration signals
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Booth, Jonathan Alan Nesbit. "The evaluation of project models in construction." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357798.
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Okano, Shinichi. "A financial evaluation of the Eurotunnel project." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106039.
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Pěkný, Ondřej. "Plan and Evaluation of the Development Project." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17476.
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The aim of the thesis is to explain main aspects of the development and elaboration of a real project of mountain apartments on the level of a feasibility study. The thesis is divided up into two parts. Theoretical part describes individual stages of the development, involved entities and the procedure of obtaining building permit, which is all necessary for the implementation of the project. The emphasis is laid on funding, namely financial resources and tax optimalization. The second part deals with the develoment project itsef, which is the construction of weekend apartments in the mountains. The project aims at finding the right use of a specific piece of land, the concept of construction and its funding. Further on the thesis contains sensibility analysis, market and competion analysis and SWOT analysis and identification of main risks including their solution and possible preventive measures. The final part of the thesis focuses on evaluation of this project and its comparison with several competitive projects.
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Meier, Helga. "Project evaluation and capital budgeting under uncertainty." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/7785.
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Maynard, Whitney E. "The Monitoring and Evaluation of Geothermal Systems." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3634.
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With the heightened importance of green engineering in today’s society,
harnessing the Earth’s internal energy has become ever more important. Specifically, the
use of geothermal heat pumps as a means of heating and cooling homes and municipal
buildings is on the rise. However, due to the high cost of installation and limited amount
of research conducted, geothermal systems in the State of Florida have yet to meet their
potential as an alternative heating and cooling source. With Florida’s relatively constant
ground temperature of 72 °F, an above average temperature gradient for both heating and
cooling of indoor areas is provided. To this end, this thesis investigates different
geothermal systems and their ability to utilize ground energy storage.
To conduct this research, four different geothermal systems were installed and
monitored over a period of one year. Testing of the installed systems monitored not only
overall efficiency, but also the soils reaction to heightened energy input. Conclusions
and recommendations are made as general design parameters for vertical column
geothermal well systems in the state of Florida.
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Gerein, Nancy M. "An evaluation of growth monitoring in Zaire." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 1988. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/682449/.
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Growth monitoring has become a major component of most child health programmes in developing countries over the past two decades. The rationale for this activity is discussed and examined critically in the light of the evidence from previous studies and from a detailed evaluation of three child health care programmes in rural Zaire which included growth monitoring. The monthly sessions to which mothers brought their children were observed, the health workers were interviewed, and information was obtained on programme costs, supervision, and health records in all three programmes. A survey of the knowledge and practices of 547 mothers of children under five years of age was carried out in one programme's catchment population. A total of 497 consultations were observed in the three programmes as part of the evaluation. The consultations lasted between 30 seconds and five minutes each, with a mean of two minutes. Mothers and children spent three to eight hours at the clinic in order to receive these brief consultations, ten minutes of group health education, and if necessary, immunizations. Whilst staff measured and recorded weights accurately, they failed to take any specific actions in one-third of children who had growth faltering. Similarly, no counselling was given to one-third of mothers whose children were ill and/or had growth faltering, called "at-risk" children. Generally, the quality of advice and referral for illness was more satisfactory than the nutritional advice given mothers, which consisted of brief, standard directives. The at-risk children did not always receive special consultations by better-qualified staff. A household interview survey of 547 mothers of children under five assessed their understanding of the growth charts and their knowledge and reported practices with regard to child feeding and diarrhoea. Results showed that knowledge and practices improved with increased attendance at growth monitoring sessions, after controlling for the mother's educational level, tribe, socio-economic level and parity. Since nearly two-thirds of children attending the sessions were classified as at-risk, the value of individual screening by weighing is questionable. Not all at-risk children received interventions; of those who did, the quality of the interventions was frequently inadequate. Policy and programme recommendations for growth monitoring in child health programmes are described, and research needs identified.
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Cetin, Lauren Marie. "Evaluation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Monitoring Protocols." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83612.
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Due to development of once natural landscapes, also referred to as urbanization, stormwater management has evolved in an effort to address and counteract impairment of waterways in the United States by extensively implementing best management practices (BMPs) or Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Facilities are installed without any requirement of long-term monitoring; instead relying on lab-tested or assumed pollutant removal efficiencies that often do not translate into field implementation and do not perform as intended and required by regulatory agencies. Monitoring studies have often been applied with variable standards, which lead to inconsistent results and inconclusive data. This study aims to synthesize essential components of a GSI monitoring program based on a review of existing programs (Technology Assessment Protocol – Ecology [TAPE], Technology Assessment Reciprocity Partnership [TARP], etc.). Data from past protocols was used in tandem with historic precipitation data to develop a methodology for creating a local or small region-specific protocol. This methodology was applied to the case study area of Fairfax, Virginia. Results from the study indicate that historic precipitation data and past protocol recommendations can be effectively applied in a local setting to create a more suitable protocol adapted for GSI monitoring in order to confirm designed efficiency.Master of Science
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Ogawa, Mami Jennifer. "Monitoring and evaluation of smart motorway schemes." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2017. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/413955/.
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Smart motorway schemes aim to address congestion issues and improve journey time reliability by utilising a set of advanced Intelligent Transport Systems applications and making use of the existing road space as much as possible. The M42 Smart Motorway Pilot, introduced in September 2006 by the Highways Agency (known as Highways England since April 2015), established the concept of Hard Shoulder Running (HSR) for the first time in the UK, together with variable mandatory speed limits during periods of congestion. Following the success of the Pilot, smart motorways are being rolled-out to other sections of Highways England’s strategic road network. This research has been carried out to understand the performance of smart motorways and its limiting factors. A review of the concept of highways capacity was carried out to understand the parameters that influence traffic conditions during smart motorway operations. This was followed by a series of analysis using empirical data which examined the performance of existing smart motorways schemes on the M42 and M6 motorways near Birmingham, UK. Overall, smart motorway schemes have significantly reduced average journey times and journey time variability, improved motorway capacity and smoothed traffic flow. The level of benefits observed varied from one scheme to another mainly due to the different site conditions (road geometry, traffic demand and patterns). However, each scheme consistently demonstrated considerable improvements when compared to non-smart motorway conditions. One of the aims of smart motorways is to improve the distribution of traffic between lanes. Examination of the data showed that hard shoulder utilisation increased with traffic demand, however, it was potentially underutilised and influenced by the proportion of traffic leaving at the next junction. A multivariate analysis was carried out to establish a model which described motorway capacity during smart motorway operations using various traffic parameters. The findings from this research can be applied to assist in the application of smart motorways both in and outside of the UK, to reduce wasted time for commuters, business trips and freight movement. It is recommended that the study is taken further with the newly introduced smart motorway schemes, which will include additional parameters such as local physical characteristics of the road (e.g. width, gradient, curvature) and the operation of All Lane Running.