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Filter search resultsHow to design an M&E framework for a policy research project
This Methods Lab guidance note focuses on the designing and structuring of a monitoring and evaluation framework for policy research projecResource‘Context Matters’ framework for improving evidence use: what do policymakers and practitioners think about it?
This blog introduces the 'Context Matters' framework - a living tool that builds on and contributes to learning and thinking on evidence-informed policy making, by providing a lens through which to examine the context (internal and externalResourceFishbone diagram (cause and effect diagram)
This short guide describes the process of using a fishbone diagram to help uncover and visualise stakeholder perceptions of the root causes of a problem. It is often used in conjunction with the 'Five Whys' technique.ResourceSuccessful public policy: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand
This book is a collection of 20 examples of successful public policies in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to reset the agenda for teaching, research and dialogue on public policy performance.ResourceThe Five Whys Technique
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the process of using the Five Whys technique as an effective approach to problem solving.Resource4 tips for planning your policy research M&E
In this guest blog post, Tiina Pasanen, from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), lays out four key ideas to keep in mind when designing an M&E framework for a policy research projectBlogEvaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation
This article, "Evaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation" explores the issues of developing standards for an evaluation, when these have not previously been agreed, in a rural development program iResourceFive Whys
The Five Whys is an easy question asking option that examines the cause-and-effect relationships that underly problems.MethodMaking a difference: M&E of policy research
The paper presents examples and approaches on conducting M&E of policy research from the current experience of a range of research institutes, think tanks and funding bodies.ResourceTools for policy impact: A handbook for researchers
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), as part of its Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme, has been looking at the links between research and policy for several years.ResourcePublic impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.Resource