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Filter search resultsDecide the timing of the evaluation
Monitoring (the routine tracking and reporting of priority information about an intervention) and evaluation (a discrete study to produce an evaluative judgement about merit, worth or significance of an intervention) are distinct but highly inter-related...Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationDécider du moment de l’évaluation
Vous devez décider, dans le cadre d’un plan qui intègre le suivi et l’évaluation, du moment où une évaluation doit commencer et prendre fin.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Analyse data
Analysing descriptive data (data about what has happened or is happening) means looking for patterns, themes and making sense of and summarising the data. It is an important part of every RM&E system or study. Techniques for analysis should be...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D: Develop planning documents (evaluation plans and M&E frameworks)
To undertake this task you need to bring together all the decisions made (manage, define, frame) and develop the documents that reflect these decisions.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Advertise the evaluation Terms of Reference (ToR) / Request for Proposal (RFP)
There are different approaches to advertising the evaluation ToR / RFP. These are typically based on the organization’s specific procurement procedures and often linked to the cost of the work.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationPublier le mandat de l’évaluation ou la demande de propositions
Il existe différentes approches pour publier la demande de propositions ou le mandat de l’évaluation. Elles sont habituellement fondées sur les procédures de passation des marchés propres à l’organisation et sont souvent liées aux coûts des travaux.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Decide purpose
The purpose of the R,M&E, and the key driving questions is one of the three key components that should determine the M&E methods and processes that are used (other issues are discussed under Determine and secure resources and (in relation to the...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D Hub: Compare results to a counterfactual (strategy 1)
Understanding the extent to which an intervention caused outcomesMarcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Evaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settings
We are collecting examples of good practice in evaluation and are particularly seeking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material that has been shared informally or is in the public domain but is not very visible. The aim is for those conducting or...Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsC4D: Synthesise data from a single study or evaluation
Studies and evaluations must, in the end, make evaluative judgments. To do that, there needs to be a process of drawing together data and findings (often from descriptive data and causal analysis); and systematic synthesis and conclusionsMarcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Document management processes and agreements
Develop any formal documents needed, including a brief and a Terms of Reference.Marcos/GuíasRainbow FrameworkCommunicate transparently, build trust and obtain individual and community consent
Consent principle: Obtain the free prior informed consent of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people before commencing the evaluation.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsOther ways of learning
There are many ways of supporting learning that don't involve formal courses.Marcos/GuíasNational M&E SystemsQuality assurance processes
Processes for ensuring M&E quality include established procedures and standards that are put in place to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are carried out effectively and yield reliable, credible rMarcos/GuíasNational M&E SystemsC4D Hub: Develop an M&E Framework
A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework outlines the overall RM&E plan for monitoring and evaluating across an entire program, or across different programsMarcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D: Sample
In some cases, it might be possible to gather data on an entire population (for example, some data might be available from every participant, or about every project), but in most cases, it will be necessary to take a sample of projects, sites, events, or...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Building and sharing knowledge
Building and sharing knowledge are important components of a national M&E system.Marcos/GuíasNational M&E SystemsMake evaluation reports available and engage with primary intended users to make the results accessible
Actual use of the evaluation findings often depends on how well the report meets the information needs of the primary intended users. Hence, it is important to discuss the content, sharing, and use of the evaluation report and other dissemination products...Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationRendre accessibles les rapports d’évaluation et communiquer avec les principaux utilisateurs prévus pour qu’ils puissent accéder aux résultats
L’utilisation réelle des constatations de l’évaluation dépend souvent de la mesure dans laquelle le rapport répond aux besoins en matière de renseignements des principaux utilisateurs prévusMarcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Manage
Managing R,M&E involves agreeing on how decisions will be made and ensuring decisions are implemented well. Decisions and choices may need to be revisited and revised throughout implementation.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Consider important elements of what is being evaluated
What is being evaluated makes a difference to how it should be evaluated. It is helpful to identify particular aspects of what is being evaluated and check that these have been addressed in the evaluation design.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationTenir compte des aspects importants du sujet de l’évaluation
Le sujet de l’évaluation a une incidence sur la manière dont il devrait être évalué. Il est utile de cerner certains aspects du sujet de l’évaluation et de s’assurer qu’ils sont pris en compte dans la conception de l’évaluation.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationCompetencies
It is important to consider the different types of capacities that are needed in different types of roles to plan, manage, undertake, and use M&E.Marcos/GuíasNational M&E SystemsDescribe the theory of change
This section explains how and why you might use a theory of change when commissioning and managing an evaluation. It explains options for how it will be developed or revised, how it will be represented, and how it will be used.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationSection sur la théorie du changement
La présente section explique comment et pourquoi vous pourriez utiliser une théorie du changement au moment de mettre en oeuvre et de gérer une évaluation.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Understand and engage stakeholders
Stakeholders are people, community groups and institutions with a stake in the C4D initiative and the associated research, monitoring, evaluation and studies. It is important to ensure their active participation before, during and after the evaluation. In...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Decide whether the evaluation will be done by an external team, an internal team or a hybrid of both
Expertise, impartiality, cost, and time are key issues in deciding who will conduct the evaluation.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationDécider si l’évaluation sera réalisée par une équipe externe, une équipe interne ou les deux
Expertise, impartiality, cost, and time are key issues in deciding who will conduct the evaluation.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Report and support use
These tasks involve creating reports and content from the R,M&E, sharing findings, and supporting use of and learning from the R,M&E with the primary users.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D: Develop R,M&E capacity
Assessing the capacity, and support for the capacity development needs, of organizations and key partners and community groups and others involved in the R,M&E will help to increase the effectiveness, quality, rigour and utilisation of the overall R,M...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D: Complexity
Emergent; unpredictable; contradictions; self-organisation The principle of complexity draws our attention to the multiple and changing ‘interconnections’ and ‘inter-relationships’ in C4D initiatives.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)C4D: Determine and secure resources
Resources needed for R,M&E might include funding (to engage consultants, to cover travel costs, catering, R,M&E materials), time, expertise, willingness to be involved, and existing data. It is important be clear about available resources, and to...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)