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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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Developing an Independent Government Cost Estimate for a Performance Evaluation
The Performance Evaluation Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is USAID’s estimate of the costs that an evaluation contractor may incur in performing the evaluation. As with…
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Evaluation Statement of Work Checklist and Review Template
The Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Checklist and Review Template helps SOW drafters and peer reviewers to prepare and review the SOW.
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How-To Note: Developing a Project Logic Model (and its Associated Theory of Change)
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…
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Discussion Note: Designing MEL Platforms
This Discussion Note shares practical approaches and considerations for designing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) platforms in Missions. “MEL platforms” refer to the…
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Assessing the Quality of Education Evaluations
This quality assessment of USAID-funded evaluations in the education sector was commissioned by USAID’s Office of Education (E3/ED) to support a larger effort to curate, analyze,…
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Discussion Note: Managing MEL Platforms
This Discussion Note complements ADS 201 and shares considerations for managing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) platforms that support Missions to implement the Program…
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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…