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Lessons Learned Managing External Performance Evaluations
This document provides lessons learned on managing an external USAID performance evaluation as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
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Evaluation Design Matrix Templates
The evaluation design matrix is an essential tool for planning and organizing an evaluation. It is simply a table with one row for each evaluation question and columns that address…
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Choosing Between Internal and External Evaluations
The purpose of this guidance document is to provide USAID staff in the Missions and at Headquarters with guidance on choosing whether to conduct an internal or external evaluation…
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Submitting a USAID Evaluation to the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
This document provides detailed instructions for USAID staff on how to submit an evaluation to the DEC. Non-USAID staff members accessing the DEC’s public website are required to…
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Conducting an Evaluability Assessment for USAID evaluations
This Evaluation Resource offers guidance on what an evaluability assessment is, when to conduct an evaluability assessment, and what steps to take to complete an evaluability…
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Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Peer Review Process
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Utilizing and Learning from Evaluations
The value of an evaluation is in its use. Evaluations should inform decision-making, contribute to learning, and help improve the quality of development programs. This guidance…
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Warehousing Evaluation Data
Missions and Washington OUs must ensure that USAID implementing partners submit datasets—and supporting documentation such as code books, data dictionaries, scope, and methodology…
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Tips for Developing Good Evaluation Questions
This short guidance document provides five principles, ten tips, and three examples of developing good evaluation questions. A webinar on the topic is also available on USAID…
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Drafting a Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Plan and CLA Plan Template
This content is currently under revision to align with the recently updated ADS 201.
For guidance and support associated with revisions to ADS 201, please see the Program Cycle…