THE PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM(PMES) IS GENERALLY SEEN AS A GUIDE TO ORGANIZING PROGRAMS IN A UNIFORM, EFFICIENT, PRIORITIZED MANNER. THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO CARRY OUT PMES ACTIVITIES AND THE PAPERWORK INVOLVED, STAND OUT AS SERIOUS DRAWBACKS TO PMES IMPLEMENTATION. BECAUSE MOST OF THE PILOT PROJECTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED, IT IS TOO EARLY TO JUDGE FIELD STAFF REACTIONS TO PMES. HOWEVER, THOSE WHO HAVE HAD SOME INVOLVEMENT WITH PMES APPEAR TO BE SUPPORTIVE, BUT CAUTIOUS--THEY RECOGNIZE THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN INCREASED WORKLOAD. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS LEFT TO BE ANSWERED AND HURDLES TO SURMOUNT IN THE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE PMES PROJECT, BUT IT DOES APPEAR TO DATE THAT THE BENEFITS OF PMES IMPLEMENTATION OUTWEIGH ITS DISADVANTAGES.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS