Assessing the results and impact of development efforts can often seem like a herculean task.
How can poverty alleviation efforts be measured and monitored adequately? When can a program be considered a success or a failure? What are the crucial indicators to chart the correct course?
Finding answers to these types of questions is highly relevant during a period in which the international community is challenging itself to design a follow-up framework to the Millennium Development Goals in the post-2015 agenda. But it also represents a day-to-day challenge for development practitioners.