Abstract
The paper focuses on the development of the ex-post conceptual holistic framework for Project Evaluation on Strategic,
Tactical and Operational Levels, the PESTOL model, by reviewing different definitions of project success and/or failure
and combining the findings with the logic framework. The model reflects the project life cycle by considering all
project phases, such as identification and conception. To demonstrate the relevance of the developed model, the authors
applied it to a project case, the Algerian East–West Highway megaproject. The project has attracted media attention and
a number of media discussions of the project have been limited to the completion of the project in a short-term
perspective. In this regard, the discussions have been notably associated with delays and expenditures coming in over
budget, referring to project efficiency. One reason for the media focus on these aspects alone is that they can easily be
measured. The relevance of the project and its effects - whether it attains its goals and objectives measured in terms of
effectiveness, including impact and sustainability - can only be verified at a later stage, after the project has delivered its
results. These are much broader aspects and are therefore difficult to measure.
Tactical and Operational Levels, the PESTOL model, by reviewing different definitions of project success and/or failure
and combining the findings with the logic framework. The model reflects the project life cycle by considering all
project phases, such as identification and conception. To demonstrate the relevance of the developed model, the authors
applied it to a project case, the Algerian East–West Highway megaproject. The project has attracted media attention and
a number of media discussions of the project have been limited to the completion of the project in a short-term
perspective. In this regard, the discussions have been notably associated with delays and expenditures coming in over
budget, referring to project efficiency. One reason for the media focus on these aspects alone is that they can easily be
measured. The relevance of the project and its effects - whether it attains its goals and objectives measured in terms of
effectiveness, including impact and sustainability - can only be verified at a later stage, after the project has delivered its
results. These are much broader aspects and are therefore difficult to measure.
