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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.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, metapThe network diagram - bringing order to project work flows
All links on this page lead to archived resourcesThe 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 andDiffusion of innovations in service organizations: Systematic review and recommendations
This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization?Building the evidence base for post project evaluation: Case study review and evaluability checklists
This report to the Faster Forward Fund by Laurie Zivetz and Jindra Cekan of Valuing Voices compares findings from eight end-of-project and subsequent post project evaluations.Evidence base journal
ANZSOG's peer-reviewed journal, Evidence Base, publishes reviews of the evidence informing decision-making in specific policy areas.Embedding evaluation in national plans and policies to foster transformative development
This IIED Briefing Paper argues that meaningful evaluation of progress towards achieving sustainable development extends beyond supporting voluntary national reviews, and that for the full potential of evaluation to be realised, evaluationGender equality and big data: Making gender data visible
The report from UN Women, with support from UN Global Pulse, outlines the value of big data for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to women.Partner-led evaluation for policy research programmes: A thought piece on the KNOWFOR programme evaluation
This paper discusses the strengths, challenges and appropriateness of a partner-led evaluation approach, drawing on the experience of the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID)-funded InternationalFrom monitoring goals to systems-informed evaluation: Insights from SDG14
This briefing paper from IIED argues that if the world is going to make significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, development actors will need to think and work in new ways, including in eOn the Right Track? A brief review of monitoring and evaluation in the humanitarian sector.
In this review, Action Against Hunger (ACF) looks at responses from 15 agencies on their intentions for evaluation and the data that they are collecting.What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?
This 3ie working paper examines the extent to which impact evaluation methods can provide evidence to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency in humanitarian action.Measuring results and impact in the age of big data
This paper explores the nexus of data science and evaluation, probing the issues and challenges of incorporating big data into evaluation practice. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice Macfarlan.How does the commissioning process hinder the uptake of complexity-appropriate evaluation?
Drawing on interviews with 19 UK evaluation commissioners and contractors, this paper investigates the role of evaluation commissioning in hindering the take-up of complexity-appropriate evaluation methods and explores ways of improving thiConsiderations for using data responsibly at USAID
The aim of this resource is to provide a framework for identifying and understanding risks associated with the collection and use of data.The hidden life of theories of change
One common criticism of Theory of Change is that it is often used as a framework that fixes agreements rather than as a living, guiding tool that helps reflection and adaptation.What is impact?
This discussion paper discusses the meaning of 'impact', moving beyond methodological debates to present different perspectives and dimensions that can affect how impact could be framed and evaluated.Impact investing: Transforming how we make money while making a difference
This article provides an introduction to impact investing concepts, the history and growth of impact investing, and examples of impact investing.Impact investments: A literature review
This paper reviews literature on the evaluation of impact investments. Various tools and approaches for assessing social value are identified and theoretical considerations are discussed.Interrogating the theory of change: Evaluating impact investing where it matters most
This article uses case examples to demonstrate the value of using theory of change at all levels of impact investing and affirms the importance of accountability and learning across combinations of evaluation methods.The next frontier for measurement and evaluation: Social impact measurement for impact investing and market solutions
This paper provides a succinct summary of how evaluators need to evolve and develop tools to meet the need of impact investors for timely, cost-effective, data and evidence about social and environmental returns.Evaluative tools in impact investing: Three case studies on the use of theories of change
This article reviews three case studies to demonstrate how theories of change are useful for communicating impact, identifying indicators to be measured and the critical analysis of the underlying logic of an impact investment.Where impact measurement meets evaluation: tensions, challenges and opportunities
This article introduces papers from a 2016 forum “Where Impact Measurement Meets Evaluation” co-sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and Social Value International, to discuss the intersection between evaluation and impact measuSituating the next generation of impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing
To support the growth of a stronger evidence base for contributions to positive social and environmental impacts this paper presents a typology for structuring thinking about impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing.Learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation
This article reports on a peer learning model trialled in Canada - learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation - and suggests factors that are key to its success.Indigenous evaluation strategy (draft strategy)
A draft strategy document on a new Indigenous Evaluation Strategy for programs and policies that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.Evaluations of post-disaster recovery: A review of practice material
This systematic evidence review of post-disaster recovery efforts, published by the journal Evidence Base (ANZSOG), identifies useful case studies and methods and aims to inform the development of a national post-disaster