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The United States' Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a symbol of our common humanity. They are a declaration of the world’s commitment to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving…
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Meta-Evaluation of Quality and Coverage of USAID Evaluations 2009-2012
This evaluation of evaluations, or meta-evaluation, was undertaken to assess the quality of USAID’s evaluation reports. The study builds on USAID’s practice of periodically…
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Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning: Evaluation of Program Cycle Implementation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) established the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) in 2010 to return policy and strategy functions to USAID…
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Webinar: Good Practices for Peer Reviews of Evaluation SOWs
This webinar featured PPL, regional, and technical bureau representatives who have participated and led evaluation statement of work (SOW) peer reviews. They discussed good…
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Example Streamlined Performance Management Plan (PMP)
This PMP is an illustrative example intended to provide ideas for how Missions can utilize the revised ADS 201 requirements for PMPs, found in section 201.3.2.15. A key revision to…
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Evaluation Stakeholder Participation Planning Matrix
The purpose of the Stakeholder Participation Planning Matrix is to organize engagement with stakeholders throughout an evaluation process; it both guides planning and organizes the…
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After-Action Review (AAR) Guidance
This guidance provides information on conducting an After-Action Review (AAR), including goals, assumptions/requirements, how-tos, lessons learned/best practice, and resources. It…
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Additional Help: Data Quality Assessment Checklist (DQA)
This document provides users with access to a data quality assessment checklist which can be used by Operating Units when creating data quality assessments. The checklist is…
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Time to Learn: An Evaluation Strategy for Revitalized Foreign Assistance
This paper provides an outline for how to leverage evaluation as a strategic tool for the revitalization of U.S. foreign assistance.
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Evaluation Stakeholder Analysis
Evaluation Stakeholder Analysis (SA) is a technique used to identify and assess the importance of key people, groups, or institutions in the evaluation. It is a systematic way to…