EVALUATION AND COMMUNICATION DECISION-MAKING: A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE Issued on 2017 by Metcalfe, Ontario

Development projects, research initiatives and innovative organizational efforts require evaluations that can confirm outcomes and inform their strategy. They also need to engage stakeholders, enhance relationships, and disseminate their lessons. Most often however, evaluation and communication have been added on towards the end of a project cycle. This timing limits their scope and usefulness. In addition, many projects have sought to train their staff in evaluation and communication, often times through one-off workshops and webinars. This approach to capacity development is weak in terms of the level of knowledge and skill uptake that is possible, as both fields are best explored through practice that is embedded in the needs and specific context of each project or institution