Evaluation can be characterised as being either formative or summative (see Table below). Broadly (and this is not a rule), formative evaluation looks at what leads to an intervention working (the process), whereas summative evaluation looks at the short-term to long-term outcomes of an intervention on the target group. Formative evaluation Formative evaluation takes place […]
Conducting an evaluation is considered good practice in managing a project. The monitoring phase of project evaluation allows you to track progress and identify issues early during implementation, thus providing an opportunity to take corrective action or make proactive improvements as required. End of project evaluation allows you to judge the success of the activities
There are many definitions of evaluation in the literature and websites. For the purpose of this guide, we will define evaluation as a structured process of assessing the success of a project in meeting its goals and to reflect on the lessons learned. Project A project typically relates to a set of specific activities within
