Thomas Winderl

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Monitoring and Evaluation is about measuring and tracking results. That is why it is important to understand what results are, and how to distinguish between different levels of the results chain. In general, a “result” is something that happens or exists because of something else that has happened: the results of a football game the final value […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Monitoring policy work is tricky. But it doesn’t have to be. It’s not impossible – and certainly can be useful. Here is a proposal of how it can be done. We need a tool! This tool measures the extent to which an organization has influenced changes in policies. […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. In reply to Mirian. Hi Miriam. Thanks, nice to know. On outcome formulas: That’s a bit more difficult. In general, I would start with “BY data” to make it time-bound. Then we have two options: 1) duty-bearers’ (most of the time the government’ […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. In reply to peru. Thanks, Peru – that’s nice to know. What concrete issues are you struggling with? What tool etc. could help you to find more clarity?

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Outputs are arguably not the most important level of the results chain. It is outcomes that should be the focus of a good plan. Ultimately, that´s what counts. However, outputs still matter. Just to be clear: Simply put, outputs refer to changes in skills or abilities, […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Impact. You know the feeling don’t you – you’ve been working on a brilliant initiative, and then someone turns up and asks you “So – what impact are you making”? It’s a fair question – indeed, it’s a question we should be asking […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Once we have agreed on a clever, limited set of indicators, all seems good. However, we are not yet there. For most indicators, we can choose a specific ‘angle’. What do I mean? For example, we are considering the “Number of female members […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. An engaging report uses ‘change language’ instead of action language. Hunh? Ok, it’s not as complicated as these big words suggest. Language matters. Let’s look at it closer: ACTION LANGUAGE Action language reflects the completion of a series of activities. An example of […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Good reporting isn’t that hard. My five tips are: 1. start with what is important, 2. use simple language, 3. use change language, 4. back it up with evidence, and 5. visualize data. The post 5 tips for good reporting appeared first on […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. A good theory of change (ToC) is based on seven principles: 1. Repeat doing it until you get it right, 2. links are as important as expected changes, 3. risk and assumptions are key, 4. it must be scalable, 5. it is not […]