Difference between revisions of "Accountability"

{{Term|ACCOUNTABILITY|Is the obligation to show that work has been carried out in compliance with agreed rules and [[Standards|standards]] and report accurately and fairly on performance results against mandated roles or plans.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, pp15. Paris, 2002.]</ref> Accountability places responsibility on programme managers to provide evidence that a programme is effective and conforms to expected [[Result|results]], legal and fiscal requirements. For evaluators, it connotes the responsibility to provide accurate, fair and credible [[Monitoring|monitoring]] reports and performance assessment. In organizations that promote learning, accountability may also be measured by the extent to which managers use monitoring and evaluation findings.<ref>[http://www.unfpa.org/monitoring/toolkit/tool1_glossary.pdf United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Programme Manager's Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit, 2004.]</ref>}}