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Filter search resultsDealing with complexity through planning, monitoring & evaluation (PME)
This paper from Personnel Cooperation in Developing Countries (PSO) and HIVA is the mid term review of an ongoing collaborative action research project in which ten development organisations explored planning, monitoring and evaluResourceStratified random sampling
Stratified random sampling is a probabilistic sampling method, in which the first step is to split the population into strata, i.e. sections or segments.MethodTransect
Transect walks are a method for gathering spatial data on an area by observing people, surroundings and resources while walking around an area or community.MethodDeveloping and selecting measures of child well-being
This guide, written by Howard White and Shagun Sabarwal for UNICEF, focuses on the development and the selection of measures of child well-being for impact evaluations.ResourceTheory of change software
There are a number of options when it comes to using software to help create a logic model.ResourceFunder evaluator dialogue on complexity
This presentation by Jonny Morell focuses on the need to promote dialogue between evaluators and program funders/designers on the implications of complex behavior.ResourceIntroduction: Contribution, causality, context, and contingency when evaluating inclusive business programmes
This IDS Bulletin discusses approaches and methods for meaningful impact evaluation, building on real-world experiences with theory-based evaluation in inclusive business programmes.Resource52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 44: How can monitoring data support impact evaluations?
BlogMonitoring, evaluation, and learning for climate risk management
This discussion paper examines how monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems can enhance climate risk management (CRM) by supporting effective, evidence-based decision-making.ResourceGender Analysis
Whether you are an evaluator or someone commissioning evaluation, any intervention to be evaluated that takes place within human society and involves human interactions will have gendered dimensions.ThemeHandbook on monitoring, evaluating and managing knowledge for policy influence
This handbook from the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) is designed to support research institutions develop monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management systems in orderResourceResults-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in Francophone Africa in the energy sector (SERAF-Energie)
Objective(s): train participants to explain results-based M&E concepts, approaches and methodologies; analyze results-based M&E issues in the energy sector; design, conduct and manage quality M&E actions useful for decision-making; identifyGEI Training and Professional DevelopmentDesigning Impact Evaluations for Agricultural Projects
This guide from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to support the design of impact evaluations for agricultural projects that directly target farmers and aim to improve agricultural production and profitability.ResourceSeven new ways to present evaluation findings
This video, of a presentation given by Glenn O’Neill at the European Evaluation Society Conference in Helsinki, Finland in October 2012, provides an overview of seven different meResourceLearning for sustainability
This website from Will Allen provides a range of resources that focus on monitoring and evaluation that leads to sustainable development.ResourceMaster of Education in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics and Assessment (MESA)
This online program provides rigorous training in quantitative methodologies, and addresses the current industry-wide shortage of individuals capable of functioning effectively in educational research and other social science research settings.Academic ProgramUNICEF webinar: Overview of data collection and analysis methods in Impact Evaluation
What is the value of using mixed methods in impact evaluation? What methods and designs are appropriate for answering descriptive, causal and evaluative questions?ResourceComparative study on the institutionalisation of evaluation in Europe and Latin America
This report aims to describe and analyze the development of public policy evaluation systems in European and Latin American countries, and identify factors that influence their proper implementation.ResourceGérer l’élaboration du plan de travail de l’évaluation, y compris la logistique
Le plan de travail peut s’appuyer sur des documents existants, il n’est donc pas nécessaire de partir de zéro ou de dédoubler les efforts.Framework/GuideManager's guide to evaluationDifferent options and ideas about careers in evaluation
All career pathways are valuable and can offer rewarding careers. The specific aspects of a career in evaluation that you choose should be based on your specific interests, values, and circumstances.Framework/GuideEvaluation career guideHackathon
We’re excited to be involved in the 2020 IPDET Hackathon – a week-long event in which hundreds of people from around the world bring together their skills,BlogA balanced approach to monitoring and evaluating capacity and performance
This study, authored by Paul Engel, Niels Keijzer and Tony Land for the European Centre for Development Policy Management focuses on how capacity develops endogenously within an organisation or system.ResourceMemorandum of understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines an agreement between two collaborating bodies in order to identify the working relationships and guidelines that exist between them.MethodUsing postcards to Sudan for a post event evaluation
This short blog describes how post cards were used to conduct an evaluation of a conference.ResourceDiploma in Government, Management, and Public Policy
This program offers a global vision of the main tools and methodologies for evaluating public policies and programs.Academic ProgramFrom policies to results: Developing capacities for country monitoring and evaluation systems
This book from UNICEF provides a range of articles that demonstrate building capacity and best practices in the development of country-led monitoring and evaluation systems.ResourceArt of Aerialists: Sustainability of Community Media
This article by Alfonso Gumucio Dagron argues the importance of a sustainable and efficient community media such as community radio broadcasting, popular theater, local television, participatory video or alternative presResourceEvaluation 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.ResourceCreating the missing feedback loop
This article, written by Alex Jacobs for the IDS Bulletin describes how agricultural development organisations can create feedback systems that allow them to hear from the beneficiaries of their work.ResourceCase study: The information society innovation fund (ISIF)
This case study describes how The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) usedResourceEmbedding 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, evaluationResourceLiving into developmental evaluation: Reflections on changing practice
Developmental evaluation (DE) is particularly useful for supporting ongoing learning in complex situationsResource