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Evaluations can provide a highly-cost effective way to improve the performance
and impact of development policies, programs and projects. This requires
that evaluations be conducted at the right time, with a focus on key
issues of concern to policy makers and managers, and that the results
are presented in a user-friendly format. Evaluations which fail these
criteria are unlikely to be useful - even when they are methodologically
sound.
This booklet presents 8 case studies of evaluations and reviews which
have had a significant impact. For many of these, it has been possible
to compare the costs of conducting the evaluation and the benefits produced,
and to show that the evaluation was a highly cost-effective tool for
improving program management and for supporting government resource
allocation decisions. The publication provides a summary of lessons
learned about how to ensure evaluations are utilized intensively. If
you want to read about the 8 case studies and utilization lessons in
more detail, a longer version is also available.
This report is available in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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Influential
Evaluations: Evaluations that Improved the Performance and Impacts
of Development Programs
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NEW!
Influential
Evaluations: Detailed Case Studies This companion volume discusses
8 case studies in depth. It presents key lessons about how to design evaluations
which are influential.
A related booklet is Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E): Some Tools, Methods and Approaches. This
presents a sample of M&E tools, methods and approaches, including
several data collection methods, analytical frameworks, and types of
evaluation and review. For each of these, a summary is provided of the
following: their purpose and use; advantages and disadvantages; costs,
skills, and time required; and key references. The booklet discusses:
- Performance indicators
- The logical framework (logframe) approach
- Theory-based evaluation
- Formal surveys
- Rapid appraisal methods
- Participatory methods
- Public expenditure tracking surveys
- Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Impact evaluation
This second edition of the M&E booklet includes an expanded discussion
of various types of impact evaluation. The booklet is available in English,
Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
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Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E): Some Tools, Methods and Approaches
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