The 5Es: Cost-Effectiveness

The key is the reasoning, not the methods

I'm unpacking the 5Es, a set of criteria often used when assessing value for money (VfM).¹ My aim is to equip you with some useful conversation starters to define what good VfM looks like in your program, without getting captured and constrained by preconceived notions of what indicators or methods to use.

So far, I’ve given an overview of the 5Es and lo…