A research of the program evaluation systems of the direct federal administration in Brazil
Abstract
This article presents the results of research on systems for monitoring and evaluating government programs of the federal public administration. The theoretical framework was based on the criteria adopted in Leeuw and Furubo (2008) to characterize an evaluation system. Data from the Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Federal Government’s Multiyear Plan-(PPA (SIGPlan), from 2005 to 2009 were used, and 31 Monitoring and Evaluation Units (UMA) of the Ministries of the Executive Branch were surveyed. The results indicate the spread of computerized systems for monitoring physical targets of programs that meet the objectives of performance measurement, although not integrated to sector and central monitoring and evaluation systems. Sector monitoring systems were identified in various ministries and in some bodies that appear as more appropriate alternatives to the management needs of sector policies than the management model of PPA programs. It was further observed that although there is a significant number of program evaluations, one cannot say that the development of evaluation capacity in sector bodies has evolved in the same proportion. Finally, it is observed that although the PPA Monitoring and Evaluation System has not been able to fulfill the functions it was intended to, 49% of sectoral bodies had not yet deployed their own evaluation systems.Author Biography
Glória Maria Merola da Costa Bastos
Servidora do Tribunal de Contas da União, bacharel em Administração Pública pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas, com especialização em Economia pela Universidade de Brasília, e em Avaliação de Políticas Públicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Selma Maria Hayakawa Cunha Serpa
Servidora do Tribunal de Contas da União, graduada em Administração e Ciências Contábeis, especialista em Auditoria Governamental (ESAF/MF), em Avaliação de Políticas Públicas (UFRJ) e Controle Externo (ISC/TCU) e mestre em Administração pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB).