Rethinking Evaluation - Efficiency, Efficiency, Efficiency
In times of resource constraints – have there ever been days without? – one would think “efficiency” is at the top of the agenda for almost everyone. Unfortunately, we have seen limitations to this evaluation criterion…
We come in Peace! (from "Mars Attacks!")
To get the best development results, evaluators and project managers must see beyond the mutual distrust, and instead focus on asking the right questions
Value for Money - Getting it Right During the Evaluation Process
Why focus on Value-for-Money ? Isn't this part of evaluation practice well established by now?
Evaluation Capacity: Who Needs It?
Who needs evaluation capacity? Years ago the answer to this question would have been the donor community. This situation has changed dramatically in the last couple of years. Many more countries are setting up…
The Complexity of Estimating the Value and Costs of an Evaluation
How do we estimate, or even calculate the value for money (VfM) from any given evaluation?
Behind the Mirror: A Report on the Self-Evaluation Systems of the World Bank Group
(also known as the ROSES Report) The World Bank Group began using self-evaluation to measure the outcomes of its investments 40 years ago. The systems cover most operational activities. This evaluation seeks to assess…
The first step to a great evaluation? Make the right choices
What can evaluators ask in order to create value rather than destroy it?
Program for Results: An Early Stage Assessment of the Process and Effects of a New Lending Instrument
This evaluation assesses the early experience with the design and implementation of Program for Results (PforR) operations and identifies lessons and recommendations to strengthen this new instrument.
Heeding Hirschman in evaluation: finding out fast versus finding out slow
How evaluators can counteract potential threats to validity in the face of complexity and practical constraints.
IEG LIVE: Why Focus on Results When No One Uses Them? Towards Useful Evaluations
A lively conversation among leaders in development about producing and using evaluations and putting countries on pathways to evidence-based decision-making. The session was hosted by the Independent Evaluation Group in…