Understanding and measuring the difference between targeted results and overall achievements in fragile situations can be challenging.

There is an increasing expectation that development assistance be “results focused”—but what does that mean? How do we determine the targets that define the success of a given program, and what tools should we use to measure our progress? What are the benefits and drawbacks of various metrics, methods, tools, and data gathering methods?
"Measuring Up" is a series designed to spark greater knowledge sharing in the development community about what success looks like in Global Development, as well as they ways we measure, assess, and evaluate it. We hope you will share your views and perspectives in the comments to our blog posts.