A comparison of the established M&E institutional arrangements of two public sector departments or NGO's in terms of the resource capacity for the M&E function (staff, budget etc.), the institutional placement of the function, the tasks or roles assigned to the function and established communication links between the M&E function and similar strategic support functions in each department or organisation The end result of the critical analysis and analysis is recommendations to similar organisations on the ideal arrangement to institutionalise the M&E function in government/developing sector.