Category Archives: Learning from failure

Evaluation on autopilot – Environment Protection Agency,Victoria

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

What’s worse than no evaluation? An evaluation that is wrong but you think is right. Organizations that provide authoratitive evaluations have an obligation to meet high standards of accuracy and consistency. It is therefore hard to believe the series of … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – which one of these two is the evaluator?

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

As the end of the year rushes up relentlessly, we thought this week we would share a simple story about the gap between words and deeds, and between receiving information and acting on it. The question is “Which one of … Continue reading →

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Sincerity in evaluation – highlights and lowlights

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Patricia Rogers

Principles of Genuine Evaluation When we set out to explore the notion of ‘Genuine Evaluation’, we identified 5 important aspects of it: VALUE-BASED -transparent and defensible values (criteria of merit and worth and standards of performance) EMPIRICAL – credible evidence … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny – thoughtful responses to evaluative statements

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

Thanks to www.ajokeaday.com  for their helpful list of responses to evaluative conclusions.  Remember these when you’re having unexpected responses to your evaluation reports: After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics … Continue reading →

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Commissioning XGEMs – the sequel

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Jane Davidson

In Monday’s post, Extreme Genuine Evaluation Makeovers (XGEMs) for Commissioning, I discussed a way of kicking off the process of selecting an evaluator for a project by suggesting that well-designed EOIs would often be more informative, less onerous (on both … Continue reading →

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