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Developing 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.A focus on M&E of results: an example from the Presidency, South Africa
This article documents the development of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in South Africa.Mere compliance or learning – M&E culture in the public service of Benin, Uganda and South Africa
This chapter of Using Evidence in Policy and Practice covers evidence use by African governments, and explores M&E culture in Benin, Uganda, and South Africa.Scoping 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.State 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.Ley de transparencia y acceso a la información pública del Estado de México y Municipios
Esta ley prevé la publicación de los procesos gubernamentales y los resultados de los programas.Guidance 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 primNational policy on public sector monitoring and evaluation
This document presents the National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda, which sets out a framework for strengthening the assessment of public policies and investments.Program 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.Ley General De Desarrollo Social
Esta ley crea el sistema de seguimiento y evaluación de México y el Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL).Decreto 2167 de 1992 DNP - Departamento Nacional de Planeación
Este decreto de la República de Colombia establece el Departamento de Planeación Nacional como la entidad responsable de ejecutar los procesos de evaluación del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo.Artículo 343 de la Constitución Política de Colombia
Este artículo de la Constitución Política de Colombia establece la obligación del Estado de diseñar y organizar sistemas de evaluación de la gestión y resultados de la administración pública.Marco normativo para la evaluación de la política, programas y acciones de desarrollo social en el ámbito federal en México
Este marco normativo, desarrollado para el nivel federal en México por el CONEVAL, está diseñado para fortalecer la evaluación de las políticas y los programas públicos, garantizando la transparencia, la rendición de cuentas y la toma de deDecreto 2189 de 2017 - Por el cual se modifica la estructura del Departamento Nacional de Planeación
Este decreto establece las funciones de la Dirección de Seguimiento y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas (DSEPP) en Colombia.Ley 1450 de 2011 - Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública
Esta ley otorga al Sistema de Seguimiento y Evaluación (SINERGIA) de Colombia una función rectora en la toma de decisiones basada en evidencias en el país.Decreto 1082 de 2015 Sector Administrativo de Planeación Nacional
Este decreto establece las bases legales de la estructura del sector administrativo del Departamento Nacional de Planeación de ColombiaDepartamento Nacional de Planeación - Resolución 63 de 1994
Esta legislación organiza el Sistema Nacional de Evaluación de Gestión y Resultados de Colombia.Zimbabwean national monitoring and evaluation policy
This document is the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy of Zimbabwe, created in 2015.National Evaluation Capacities Index (INCE) website
The INCE website provides information about the INCE diagnostic tool and allows users to explore the data from existing INCE assessments, both online through the Data Explorer, and through exporting XLS files.Evaluation competency framework for government
This document is a draft of the Evaluation Competency Framework (ECF) used by the South African Government.Competencies for development evaluation evaluators, managers, and commissioners
This paper from the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) provides a range of core competencies that evaluation managers and evaluators should possess wherever they work.Review of national evaluation systems and capacities for evaluating progress towards the sustainable development goals: Case study of Indonesia
This report assesses Indonesia's national evaluation system and its capacity and capability to evaluate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).AEA statement on cultural competence in evaluation
"This statement of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) affirms the significance of cultural competence in evaluation. It also informs the public of AEA’s expectations concerning cultural competence in the conduct of evaluation."The six-sphere framework: A practical tool for assessing monitoring and evaluation systems
This paper presents the six-sphere framework, a tool that can be used to extend the scope of evaluation capacity development diagnostics to include organisational and environmental factors that lie outside the conventional diagnostic lens.A précis of the evaluation competency literature
This literature review, written by Robyn Bailey for the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), outlines much of the literature that has been developed on evaluator competencies with a view to informing the develEvaluator competencies 2011
This paper from the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA) outlines the purpose, use and principles behind the evaluator competencies developed to ensure cultural values are placed at the forefront of evaluation practEvaluator competencies: The South African Government experience
This article describes the South African government's process of developing evaluator competencies.Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice
This document outlines a set of competencies that evaluators should possess before conducting evaluations.Competencies & credentials for development evaluators: update on an ideas initiative
This slide show comes from a presentation given by Linda Morra Imas and Oumoul Ba-Tall provides an overview of the development of evaluator competencies by the International Development EvaluatiThe 2018 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluator competencies
This document outlines the AEA's evaluator competency framework, developed through a collaborative process with members from 2015 to 2018.Crosswalk of Evaluator and Evaluation Manager Competencies and Characteristics
This paper from the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) provides an overview of their competencies for evaluators and evaluation managers.Evaluation Competencies for Evaluation Specialists
This USAID document describes the key competencies that are required of evaluators undertaking evaluation of their programs.