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Criteria for selection of high-performing indicators
This checklist, created by Goldie MacDonald for The Evaluation Center, provides a set of criteria that can be used for identifying and selecting indicators for evaluation in collaboration with stakeholders.Criterios de selección de los indicadores de alto rendimiento
La lista de verificación incluye criterios basados en la práctica que deben tenerse en cuenta en la selección de los indicadores que se usarán para el monitoreo y la evaluación.Critères de sélection d’indicateurs de haute performance
La liste de contrôle comprend des critères centrés sur la pratique, à prendre en considération dans le choix des indicateurs à utiliser dans le suivi et l’évaluation.BigML
BigML is an online software package that can be used for data or text mining. The program allows you to input raw data, create data sets, develop models and then make predictions.RapidMiner
RapidMiner is a software package that allows data mining, text mining and predictive analytics.Implementing the vision: addressing challenges to results-focused management and budgeting
Burt Perrin's 2002 report to the OECD outlines common challenges in performance measurement and results-based management, and identifies potential solutions to these.2013 Spring report of the Auditor General of Canada: Chapter 1—Status report on evaluating the effectiveness of programs
This report presents the results of a performance audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada.Haiku Deck - Presentation Making Software
A free and easy to use platform available online and as an iPad app for quickly making simple, well laid-out presentations.Facilitating management learning: Developing critical reflection through reflective tools
Although focused on viewing critical reflection through the scope of management learning, this article discusses a range of critical reflection tools that have been drawn from other professional areas, such as storytelling, metapEvaluation plan template
These New Zealand Aid Program documents are designed to allow users to input data and information in a pre-formatted evaluation plan template.Voice and accountability tool: engagement framework
This tool from the Catholic Aid Agency for England and Wales (CAFOD) is aimed at supporting groups evaluate their capacity to conduct advocacy programs and improve their performance.5dchart Add-in for Microsoft Excel
5dchart Add-in for Microsoft Excel is an extension designed to generate 3D bubble charts and 3D scatter plots for large and complex data sets directly in Microsoft Excel.Guidelines for evaluation terms of reference
This tool from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provides a template for developing a Terms of Reference (ToR) for an evaluation.The network diagram - bringing order to project work flows
All links on this page lead to archived resourcesMany eyes stack graph tool
This tool from Many Eyes allows the user to input data of their choice and then create a stack graph using two different options.Data visualization checklist
Stephanie Evergreen (Evergreen Data) and Ann K.The value iceberg: weighing the benefits of advocacy and campaigning
BetterEvaluation Discussion Paper 1 is a thought piece written by Rhonda Schlangen and Jim Coe (independent consultants), members of the BetterEvaluation Community, and is intended to promote discussion.How Feedback Loops Can Improve Aid (and Maybe Governance)
This paper, written by Dennis Whittle for the Center for Global Development, outlines a set of principles that can be used to support the development of feedback loops for international development pClosing the citizen feedback loop
This article, written by Dennis Whittle and David Bonbright for Keystone Accountability, argues that collecting and responding to feedback is essential as it is not only the right thing to do but it is also the smart thing to do.Using case studies to explore the external validity of ‘complex’ development interventions
Michael Woolcock's paper addresses the fact that rising standards required for assessing the impact of development projects have not been met with equally rigorous procedures for guiding decisions about external validity - "whether andHerramienta para medir el nivel de participación en una evaluación
Esta prueba permite medir el carácter más o menos participativo de su evaluación.MetricWire
MetricWire is a platform for mobile data collection. It allows researchers to design complex studies online and provides participants with the option of responding using their smartphones and other electronic devices.Evaluating, measuring, monitoring and benchmarking
This paper from the New Nature of Business (archived link) provides a detailed list of tools that can be used to assess the impact of a busineThe Data Visualisation Catalogue
This website, developed by Severino Ribecca, provides a comprehensive catalogue of data visualisation methods.Tagxedo
Tagxedo is a tool that allows you to create word clouds from online material be entering the web address and then choosing the shape you would like the it to appear as.TagCrowd
TagCrowd is a web application for visualizing word frequencies in any text by creating what is popularly known as a word cloud, text cloud or tag cloud.StatPlanet - Create interactive maps & graphs
This tool from StatSilk allows the user to create interactive maps which are fully customisable.Weave
This tool from the Open Indicators Consortium (OIC) is a visualisation platform which allows the user to integrate, analyse and visualise data at “nested” levels of geography, and to disseminate the results in a web page.OnTheMap
This public data tool is designed to provide an intuitive web-based interface for viewing the potential effects of disasters on the U.S. workforce and population.Good Evaluation Questions: A Checklist to Help Focus Your Evaluation
This checklist, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that can be used to assess the the quality of potential evaluation questions.Checklist for deciding to evaluate
This checklist from USAID is designed to allow the user to make a decision if and when they should evaluate a given project or program.Rainbow framework: Brief overview
This tool can help you to plan an evaluation by prompting you to think about a series of key questions.