Posts tagged developmental evaluation
How evaluation has changed the world
How evaluation has changed the world

Whether it’s by building capacity through the evaluation process or by developing realistic, actionable recommendations, evaluation plays an important part in making a difference on both a small and a grand scale!

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Transforming Evaluation, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation, I'm new to evaluationStephanie Jonesevaluation, development, developmental evaluation, effective reporting, effectiveness, outcomes, recommendations, reporting, stakeholders, capacity building, evaluation consultancy, human trafficking, poverty, knowledge mobilization, evaluation methodologyComment
Six lessons from practicing “true” developmental evaluation
Six lessons from practicing “true” developmental evaluation

I am now finally working on an evaluation that I believe to be true developmental evaluation. The initiative and evaluation is in its early days. Yet, I have already had a very different experience than previous DE (and so-called DE) experiences and learned a number of lessons I’d like to share. In this article, I outline six lessons from my DE experience, including why I think it is true DE.


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Evaluation Practice, Evaluation is my main jobKristy Madsendevelopmental evaluation, development evaluationComment
Evaluation’s Yoda
Evaluation’s Yoda

Like Yoda, Michael Quinn Patton is revered for his wisdom and his power to inspire thinking differently about evaluation ideas. And while he isn’t a small, green humanoid alien there are striking similarities between the two (that go beyond the bald head and unique sweaters).

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Evaluation Practice, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation, I'm new to evaluationKristy MadsenMichael Quinn Patton, MQP, developmental evaluation, blue marble evaluation, evaluation, utilization-focused evaluation, UFE Comment