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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Evaluators need to be many things; a good facilitator is high up on the list. We facilitate all sorts of conversations throughout the evaluation process (or at least we should!). Sometimes just posing questions to a group and having a discussion works, but […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. We’ve defined and written about How to Write Good Evaluation Questions before. We’ve even shared some examples of evaluation questions based on the sector or content area. But there is another way to think about evaluation questions. Let’s look at how using different […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. I recently finished reading Michael Quinn Patton’s Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use (2011) cover-to-cover. I am working on a project using Developmental Evaluation (DE) and felt like I wanted to take a deeper dive into my understanding. I […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. So you’ve successfully gathered the data you need to evaluate your program. But how do you engage stakeholders and partners to ensure a thorough understanding of the results? A data party could be part of the answer! What is a data party? A […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com.   Evaluators love a good survey. And why shouldn’t we? They are a cost-effective, quick method for capturing good data! However, not all surveys are awesome – we’ve all come across poorly crafted surveys. Maybe it’s full of double-barreled questions. Maybe the questions are loaded, or leading. Or maybe the response options don’t match […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com.   If you work with data in Excel, whether frequently or infrequently, learning the basics of PivotTables will improve your ability to quickly explore and analyze raw data. PivotTables can transform your raw data into meaningful insights and reports in minutes. And the best part: creating PivotTables does not require any prior knowledge of Excel’s […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com.   Part of the job of an evaluator is to identify and define metrics for our clients. But what about you? Are you as disciplined when it comes to defining and tracking metrics for your own business?   At Three Hive Consulting, we track a variety of metrics – some of the […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com.   Every evaluation project, from small to large scale, has similar processes or phases. There is the initiation stage, followed by planning, data collection, analysis, reporting, and project-close-out phases. I find the planning stage the most exciting and challenging since it requires quick learning of the program and attention to detail.   At the planning […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com.   To celebrate the end of the year, we thought we’d highlight Eval Academy’s top ten posts from 2021. What posts would you like to see in 2022? Tweet us @EvalAcademy or connect with us on LinkedIn! #10 – Evaluation Question Examples Sometimes […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Welcome to our monthly roundup of new and noteworthy evaluation news and resources – here is the latest. Have something you’d like to see here? Tweet us @EvalAcademy! #Eval21 — Resources If you logged in to the American Evaluation Association conference this year […]