Topics: Evaluation process

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating: five lessons for developing national evaluation capacity

Posted on 31/01/2022 by Miguel Angel Lombardo Chico, Emmanuel M. DAVID-GNAHOUI

Countries’ capacity to evaluate development programmes is key to supporting the real ownership of development outcomes and to strengthening the role...

Discussion

Neutrality-impartiality-independence. At which stage of the evaluation is each concept important?

Posted on 28/01/2022 by Malika Bounfour

Dear members, I believe that if the purpose of evaluation is to generate programme correction, learning and change, there needs to be independence...

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SDG evaluations: How to eat an elephant

Posted on 20/12/2021 by Olivier Cossée

Hi everyone! The FAO Office of Evaluation is currently assessing the Organization’s contribution to certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Book

ÉVALUATION. Fondements, controverses, perspectives

Sous la direction de Thomas Delahais, Agathe Devaux-Spatarakis, Anne Revillard et Valéry Ridde, cet ouvrage en accès ouvert entend favoriser les...

Guidance Document

Guidance note on evaluation syntheses

This guidance note was developed by the Office of Evaluation (OED) of FAO to support the planning, formulation and conduct of evaluation syntheses. It...

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Evaluation synthesis: an added boost to corporate learning

Posted on 12/10/2021 by Rachel Sauvinet Bedouin

The primary aim of evaluation synthesis is to promote learning and collective reflection. A synthesis is a knowledge product and a means of...

Guidance Document

Maximizing the Use of Evaluation Findings

This note by the Asian Development Bank summarizes the meanings of evaluation utilization and the factors influencing evaluation utilizations based on...

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Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators

Posted on 04/10/2021 by Gordon Wanzare

Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers...

Discussion

Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence

Posted on 25/08/2021 by Gordon Wanzare

Dear EvalForward members, Use of evaluation has attracted a lot of attention recently due to the acknowledgement of the critical importance of...

Journal Article

Assumptions, conjectures, and other miracles: The application of evaluative thinking to theory of change models in community development

This paper describes an evaluation capacity building (ECB) approach designed to help community development practitioners work more effectively with...

Guidance Document

Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Evaluation – like development aid itself – can unintentionally exacerbate tensions in ways that can negatively affect people and institutions if care...

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The road ahead: Evaluators must promote learning for adaptive development processes

Posted on 03/06/2021 by Masahiro Igarashi

As evaluators, we are faced with the growing complexity of the times in which we live and the challenge of making our mark on development efforts to...

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How best to evaluate capacity development?

Posted on 24/05/2021 by Cornelia Rietdorf

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Understanding first: Why putting understanding before measurement matters

Posted on 12/04/2021 by Federica Bottamedi, Renata Mirulla

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How do you communicate difficult evaluation findings?

Posted on 19/03/2021 by Jennifer Nzambi Mutua

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Insights from participatory outcome evaluation with social forest groups in Myanmar

Posted on 26/02/2021 by Binod Chapagain

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Behind the glossy cover: six reflections on communicating evaluations

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Alexander Voccia

Guidance Document

Getting Evidence Quicker: the development of Rapid Evaluations in selected African Countries

This brief by Twende Mbele looks at Rapid Evaluations in the public sector of selected African Countries. Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the...

Blog

Making voices count - Gathering community feedback in times of remote evaluation

Posted on 11/02/2021 by Johanna Pennarz, Prashanth Kotturi

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EvalForward Talks - Remote evaluations during COVID-19: how can we cope and adapt? What are the best solutions?

Posted on 28/01/2021 by Federica Bottamedi

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected evaluation design?

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Nanae Yabuki

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on travel and face-to-face meetings have had a major impact on evaluation design.