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Getting outcomes creds and saving time!
Public sector organizations these days have two important imperatives: establishing that they are truly ‘results and outcomes-focused’ while also becoming more efficient in their internal...
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Christmas is over – back to blogging
I’ve been quiet for some time on the blogging front as I’ve been developing a number of resources on outcomes modeling (logic modeling), evaluation and related topics. Now Christmas is over and I’m...
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Developing an M&E plan using a visual approach
On various lists I am on I often see requests by people wanting to develop what is called an M&E plan. This terminology is often used in the international development area. It refers to a...
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The evolution of the logic model
I’ve just posted an article on the evolution of the logic model within evaluation. Over the last couple of decades, increasing numbers of evaluators have started using logic models. For those not...
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New How-To Guides on DoView Site – What's and outcomes (results) model
I have not been blogging for a while as I’ve been caught up in preparing multiple resources on outcomes models and also actually developing many outcomes models for clients. I now have many great...
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The importance of 'looking behind the numbers' in performance management systems
A colleague Stan Capela recently highlighted the importance of ‘looking behind the numbers’ in performance management systems. Pointing out that, if this is not done, false conclusions can be drawn...
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DoView for Mac and DoView 3.0 out – Phew!
Since my last post on our work-life balance, things have continued to run at a hectic pace! We’ve been developing resources for use by clients and others, been involved in building models, training in...
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Stop the terminological madness now! ‘Outcomes’, ‘impact’, ‘results’, ‘goals’...
All I can ask is ‘when will it stop’? As we speak I’m burning up bandwidth on an EVALTALK (the evaluators list) discussion about the distinction between a ‘goal’ and a ‘mission’. I’m on Linkedin where...
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Does Monitoring and Evaluation M&E Planning have to be so cumbersome and...
I was invited to give a presentation to the 1st Pan Asia-Africa Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Forum: Results-Based Management & Evaluation (RBM&E) and Beyond: Increasing M&E...
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Seamlessly moving from evaluation to strategy and back again
I’m currently in a discussion on the American Evaluation Association’s Linkedin page about the relationship between monitoring, evaluation and strategic planning. While different consultants may be...
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