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About emme™ v1.0

Monitoring is the necessary core of any M&E system. Monitoring systems identify key results in a hierarchy with objective, measurable indicators for tracking progress at each level, at intervals, to inform strategic and management decisions. Evaluation answers crucial questions of project success beyond monitoring data. It draws on contextual factors and information collected over time for richer analysis and broader significance. Evaluation systems build a more comprehensive picture of the project's operation. They assess internal and external dynamics that may facilitate or hinder project success.

emme™ (EMME) is a software tool that can help manage and maintain a useful M&E system, but it cannot design one. Strong and effective M&E is a complex challenge. It requires technical skills, human ingenuity, and judgment informed by project and contextual knowledge. RTI International's M&E experts provide technical support in these areas. Their assistance begins with design of an initial results framework; continues through ongoing, systematic M&E that supports project implementation and evolution; and helps pull everything together at closeout-with data-based lessons learned at every stage. RTI M&E experts are contributing to EMME's design and enhancements, thereby improving the tool's ability to meet clients' varying performance management and reporting requirements, including publicizing success stories and lessons learned (best practices).

EMME is software that enables more efficient, effective use of M&E information. RTI combines EMME with M&E expertise to ensure that M&E strategies are integrated into program design, to maximize effective use of information to improve performance and impact.

EMME, RTI's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool, provides anywhere on-line real-time access to project status and success stories. emme™ offers USAID, project team members, and counterparts secure, convenient access to project results framework via the Web. emme™ is designed to support the entire project M&E life cycle. Project teams use emme™ to design results frameworks, enter indicator values, upload and attach supporting documents, and analyze and report on project status. USAID and project counterparts use emme™ to monitor project status, report on project results, and evaluate project impact.

  • Team members can enter baseline data, set benchmarks, and update indicator values from anywhere with Internet access.
  • Project teams can change objectives and indicators over the life of a project to adapt to changing conditions.
  • A role-based security system prevents unauthorized users from making unwanted changes.
  • Web-based administration puts designated project team members in control of project security and configuration.
  • An internal auditing system keeps track of all changes to objectives and indicators, so it's always easy to see who changed what.
  • Self registration and password management systems make it easy for authorized users to gain access, but keeps unauthorized users out.
  • Standard report formats enable project teams to meet USAID reporting requirements with minimum effort.
  • Revealing tables, charts, and maps give project teams and USAID powerful new reporting and analysis tools.
  • Users can export data to Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel for easy distribution, integration into reports, or import into other systems.
  • An extensive on-line knowledge base provides easy access to M&E best practices, design guidance, and examples.