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Filter search resultsHealth Policy Project: Capacity development resource guides and competencies
The Health Policy Project's series of Capacity Development Resource Guides are focused on enhancing the abilities required to impact health policy through design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, though many of the areas coverResourceComparative 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.ResourceMaking sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone
This evaluation handbook, created by the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unity (Superu), has been designed for those working in New Zealand's social sector who need to know more about how to measure and understand the effectiveness ofResourceTips for developing good evaluation questions (for performance evaluations)
This resource provides principles, tips and examples to assist with the development of good evaluation questions.ResourceRecommendation of the Council on public policy evaluation
This recommendation on public policy evaluation, created by the OECD, encourages governments to institutionalise public policy evaluation across all government areas.ResourceRecommandation du Conseil sur l’évaluation des politiques publiques
Cette recommandation sur l'évaluation des politiques publiques, créée par l'OCDE, encourage les gouvernements à institutionnaliser l'évaluation des politiques publiques dans tous les domaines gouvernementaux.ResourceFicha de calidad de las evaluaciones de la cooperación Española
La ficha de calidad quiere constituir un documento base para valorar la calidad de los informes finales de evaluación, así como sobre el proceso de evaluación llevado a cabo, tratando de aportar información útil.ResourceCountry-led monitoring and evaluation systems: Better evidence, better policies, better development results
This book from UNICEF provides a number of chapters considering why country-led monitoring and evaluation systems are important and some best practice examples of how they have been used.ResourceWestern Cape Department of Human Settlements departmental evaluation plan
This document from the Western Cape Government sets out a 3-year Department Evaluation Plan (DEP) of evaluations for the Department of Human Settlements. The stated aims of the DEP are to:ResourceDeveloping evaluation standards and assessing evaluation quality
The article explains the rationale for the development of standards for evaluation practice, the process followed in developing those standards, and how those standards inform the quality assessment of evaluations.ResourceScoping the impact evaluation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper from The Africa Centre for Evidence at the University of Johannesburg reports on a scoping study on impact evaluation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.ResourceState of monitoring and evaluation in Anglophone Africa: Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results in Anglophone Africa’s (CLEAR-AA) reflections
This article is an overview of what the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results in Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA) has learnt from its work implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity strengthening programmes.ResourceGuidance note: Best practice monitoring, evaluation and review
This guidance note outlines the components of monitoring, evaluation, and review, which the Treasury of the New Zealand Government considers foundational for all government policy initiatives related to creating, amending, or repealing primResourceProgram cycle operational policy, USAID 2022
USAID's Program Cycle and Operational Policy sets out required processes for designing and implementing programs, including how monitoring, evaluation and collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) fit into the program cycle.ResourceQuality assurance for monitoring systems
Quality assurance within monitoring systems involves establishing processes and standards that govern the collection, analysis, and reporting of data.MethodResponsible data governance for monitoring and evaluation in the African context
This two-part series from CLEAR-Anglophone Africa and MERL Tech covers both theoretical and practical aspects of responsible data governance in M&E.ResourceOther relevant organisational policies
Organisational enabling policies are guidelines or rules that create a conducive environment for specific practices within an organisation to function effectively.MethodInternal information technology systems
Internal information technology systems (ITS) refers to the technological resources and infrastructure that support M&E functions within a government entity or organisation.MethodGuidelines
Guides, guidance, and guidelines for M&E can include a range of documented procedures and instructions created to help those involved in the M&E process.MethodInternal M&E capacity
Internal staff capacity for M&E refers to the abilities and skills the employees within an organisation or institution possess to carry out M&E activities effectively.MethodBudget allocation for M&E
Financial resources and budgeting play a pivotal role in the effective functioning of national Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems.MethodExternal technology infrastructure
External technology infrastructure encompasses the wider array of technological resources and services not internally owned or managed by a specific organisation but available for use in the broader publiMethodOrganisational evaluation plan
An organisational evaluation plan sets out a program of planned evaluations over a specific period, such as for the next five years.MethodPeer review
Conducting an evaluation using individuals/organizations who are working on similar projects.MethodFive Whys
The Five Whys is an easy question asking option that examines the cause-and-effect relationships that underly problems.MethodBackcasting
Backcasting is a method that involves envisaging alternative futures.MethodArticulating mental models
Articulating mental models involves talking individually or in groups with key informants (including program planners, service implementors and clients) about how they understand an intervention works.MethodGroup model building
Group model building involves building a logic model in a group, often using sticky notes.MethodPrevious research and evaluation
Using the findings from evaluation and research studies that were previously conducted on the same or closely related areas.MethodGeneric change theories
Generic change theories can be applied across different sectors - for example, motivation, deterrence, capacity development. This page provides links to some resources that outline these change theories.MethodOrganisational M&E policy
Organisational monitoring and evaluation policies are the set of rules or principles that an organisation uses to guide its decisions and actions with respect to monitoring and evaluation across programs and departments.MethodStories of change
Stories of change show what is valued through the use of specific narratives of events. Structured with a beginning, middle and end, they focus on the change that has taken place due to the program.Method