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Lifting the quality of evaluation #3: Evaluation associations with focus
Two things that make or break the quality and value of evaluation are: Evaluation-savvy clients Capable evaluators who know their ‘space’ What’s #3? #3: Professional evaluation associations with focus! The vast majority of professional evaluation associations around the world are … Continue reading
Lifting the quality of evaluation #2: Capable evaluators who know their ‘space’
What key elements are needed to seriously drive up how well evaluation delivers quality and value for money? Yesterday I talked about how evaluation-savvy clients can make or break the value of evaluation. Now for the other side of the … Continue reading
Lifting the quality of evaluation #1: Savvy clients
What key elements are needed to seriously drive up the quality and value for money delivered by evaluation? Earlier this year at the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (anzea) conference, I reflected on this question and came up with three … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning evaluation, The client's role, Use of evaluation
Tagged clients, commissioners, competencies, contracting, RFPs, utilization
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Alpine whaling? – Interesting developments in evidence-based policy, episode 2
While Japan has ‘scientific whaling’, Australia might be beginning a phase of ‘scientific alpine grazing’, reversing a policy of removing cattle from summer grazing in alpine national park in the name of research. (Thanks to a number of GenuineEvaluation readers … Continue reading
Posted in Adequate scope, Appropriate criteria and standards, Appropriate inference, Appropriate measurement, Appropriate reporting, Commissioning evaluation, Evaluation team composition, Evaluative questions & answers, The client's role, Use of evaluation, Values-based
Tagged alpine grazing, cattle
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Strengthening Evaluation Effectiveness – seminar, Washington DC
I’m in Washington DC this week, after teaching a course on Using Program Theory and Logic Models for Evaluation at The Evaluators Institute. Fortunately I will be able to stay on for a seminar being presented this coming Wednesday by … Continue reading
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