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RE: Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation as a powerful tool for managing development - Part II: Bottom-up paradigm
...projects tend to focus only on major stakeholders and they give little or no attention to the final beneficiaries (or they analyze beneficiaries as a whole, not particularizing specific marginalized groups and their needs)....
I think this is very important. The "Definition of Done" shouldn't be about checking all the boxes, but helping to ensure that everyone is more successful - especially the marginalised, who need the most help. Collaboration and flexibility in solving the real problem helps make a positive impact.
Top down management often shows its limitations; often what's needed is engagement at all levels and creative problem solving.
Indeed! what good management (M&E) aims for is not only about processes and immediate targets being achieved, but also the impact and sustainability. There are no sustainable processes when some of the stakeholders are not taken into consideration.