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Innovation in Operations Assessment Recent Developments in Measuring Results in Conflict Environments
This publication, edited by edited by Andrew Williams, James Bexfield, Fabrizio Fitzgerald Farina and Johannes de Nijs for NATO looks at innovation within in the area of capability development particularlyO sistema de monitoramento e avaliação dos programas de promoção e proteção social do Brasil
Apresentação do sistema brasileiro de monitoramento e avaliação de programas sociais , como parte da cooperação Brasil-Africa .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.Contribution analysis
This paper, written by Franca Eirich and Anita Morrison for the Scottish Government, provides detailed guidance on contribution analysis and its use in Scottish settings.Uganda evaluation standards
This set of standards was developed by the Uganda Evaluation Association (UEA) in order to guide evaluations that take place in Uganda to ensure a good standard of practice is demonstrated by evaluators during evaluations.Outcome harvesting
"Outcome Harvesting is a utilisation-focused, highly participatory tool that enables evaluators, grant makers, and managers to identify, formulate, verify, and make sense of outcomes they have influenced when relationships of cause-effect aCosecha de alcances
Cosecha de Alcances es una herramienta centrada en la utilización y altamente participativo que permite a evaluadores, donantes y gerentes de proyectos y programas identificar, formular, verificar y dar sentido a los alcances en que han infStandards for Evaluation in the UN System
This set of standards and norms, developed by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), are designed to increase the professionalisation of evaluation and provide guidance on the deveQuestionnaire design: asking questions with a purpose
This guide, written by Ellen Taylor-Powell for Cooperative Extension, provides detailed guidance and examples for designing and writing questionnaires.Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide
This book, written by Rachel Glennerster & Kudzai Takavarasha, provides step-by-step guidance on running randomised impact evaluations of social programmes.Strong evaluation designs for programs with unexpected consequences
This webinar, presented by Jonathan Morell to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), looks at creating evaluation designs for programs that have unexpected consequences.Realist synthesis: an introduction
This guide, written by Ray Pawson, Trisha Greenhalgh, Gill Harvey and Kieran Walshe for the ESRC Research Methods Programme, provides an introduction to using realist synthesis, with a focus on hEvidence-Based Policy: A Realist Perspective
This book, written by Ray Pawson, provides a critique of the meta-analaytic approach and argues that the realist synthesis is a better way of understanding program theory, therefore enabling properly targeted policies to address the constanRealist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research
This paper, written by Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Alison M Hutchinson, Kara DeCorby, Tracey K Bucknall,Bridie Kent, Alyce Schultz, Erna Snelgrove-Clarke, Cheryl B Stetler, Marita Titler, Lars Wallin and Val Wilson describes the pConducting multiple site evaluations in real-world settings
This 2002 edition of New Directions for Evaluation, edited by James M. Herrell and Roger B.Impact evaluation of development programmes: Experiences from Viet Nam
This paper, written by Nguyen Viet Cuong for International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) explores some of the experiences and difficulties of evaluating the impact of programmes in Viet Nam.Quality standards for realist syntheses and meta-narrative reviews
This paper, written by Geoff Wong, Trish Greenhalgh, Gill Westhrop and Ray Pawson for The RAMESES project outlines a set of quality standards for conducting realist syntheseUsing Data for Good: The Potential and Peril of Big Data
This presentation, given by Lucy Bernholz at the Next Generation Evaluation: Embracing Complexity, Connectivity and Change conference on November 14th 2013, discusses the use of big data as a positive tool for change, whilst alos addressing2014-2017 Evaluation Strategic Plan - UN Women
This paper is the strategic plan for the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of UN Women (UNW).UNEG Strategy 2014–2019
This strategy document from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) outlines the strategic pathway for all work conducted by UNEG for the period 2014 - 2019.UN SWAP Evaluation Performance Indicator Technical Note
This guidance note from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) outlines a System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.Building a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System for Your Organization
This report, written by Hallie Preskill and Katelyn Mack for the Foundation Strategy Group (FSG), provides detailed guidance on taking a strategic approach to evaluation.Gender and economy in Melanesian communities: A manual of indicators and tools to track change
This manual, developed by Michelle Carnegie, Claire Rowland, Katherine Gibson, Katharine McKinnon, Jo Crawford and Claire Slatter, provides a range of tools that can be used to collect information about gender equality and economy in MelaneField guide for evaluation
This guide from Pact provides detailed guidance on each part of the evaluation process.Toolkit for gender sensitive participatory evaluations
These presentations, given by Ranjani Murthy for the Institute of Social Studies Trust, focus on various participatory evaluation tools that can be used in gender-sensitive and quality focused evaluatAn Introduction to Data Mining
This website, developed by Dr. Saed Sayad, includes a detailed classification of data mining methods.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.Cases in outcome harvesting
This report from The World Bank documents the pilot of a program that examines the use of outcome harvesting and the Bank's results management approach to understand how change happens in complex environments.Case study in outcomes evaluation: Mongolia
This case study from The World Bank looks at the use of outcome mapping to evaluate the effectiveness of a number of programs in Mongolia.