Completed, EC (MEDA)
Project monitoring provides a regular reporting mechanism for the preparation and submission of analytical assessments to management and other involved parties, thus enabling focused management decisions to be taken in order to (a) ensure that projects remain on course to reach their objectives, with any adjustments being made with minimal disruption; (b) support regular reporting mechanisms incl. to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council; and (c) ensure early feedback from project implementation to subsequent project design, in advance of conclusions from ex-post evaluation. The objective of the monitoring is to maintain and where possible improve the quality of programmes and projects in external co-operation through timely, independent, well-targeted information on project implementation. This information will mainly be provided through appropriate high-quality reports on technical and managerial aspects of project implementation. Monitoring reports follow a standard format allowing ready aggregation of data at the programme level on implementation of individual projects. The basis of project monitoring and subsequent reporting is the logical framework prepared for the project. An initial logical framework is systematically prepared together with the Financing Proposal for all new projects. This draft is likely to be updated by project authorities for individual projects both in their technical proposals and periodically thereafter. The monitors for any project will be encouraged to make proposals for refining or adapting the logical framework for that project, however all revisions to the logical framework for a project will remain the remit of project authorities. The monitors are responsible for reporting on project implementation against the agreed logical framework at the time of the visit.