MicroTest Performance Framework

Performance Category
Some Key Questions MicroTest Answers

Target Group Identification
and Outreach

• Who is the program serving?
• Is the program fulfilling its outreach mission?

Program Scale Achievement

• How many clients received credit and/or training-related services?
• What is the magnitude of program services delivered in a fiscal year?
• What is the volume of lending activity?

Credit Program Effectiveness

• What is the quality of the portfolio?
• How does the level of risk in the portfolio influence portfolio quality?

Training Program
Effectiveness

• To what extent does the program succeed in assisting clients to achieve key training objectives?

Program Efficiency and
Sustainability Measures

• How efficiently does the program use internal resources?
• How self-sufficient is the program?
• How diversified is the funding?

 
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