Continuously tracking and reviewing a project’s progress to ensure it stays on track, on budget, and meets its objectives. Monitoring allows for real-time adjustments as needed.

Monitoring helps ensure that projects remain accountable, but challenges arise when underresourced communities aren’t involved in monitoring processes. This can perpetuate exclusion and miss nuances in community needs. The opportunity lies in engaging these communities in the monitoring phase, offering them a voice in evaluating tech projects. Hopeful approaches include co-creating intersectional and nuanced evaluation frameworks that empower marginalized users to assess and influence the systems that affect them.