Design the evaluation questions

What do we want to know? What questions are we trying to answer? 

Establishing the evaluation framework

How will we conduct the evaluation? What data do we need to answer the questions? What is the source of the data? How will the data be collected? What is the timeline? How will we analyze the data? Who will be responsible for this process or aspects of it?

Collecting data

How will we manage, track, and be accountable for accurate data collection?

Analyzing data

Are the planned data analyses appropriate given the data? What changes do we need to make? How can the analyzed data be displayed so that multiple stakeholders can interact with it easily? What additional analyses are possible that had not been planned?

Interpreting analyzed data

How can we engage stakeholders to add value and meaning to the analyzed data? What information can they add to increase the usefulness of the analyzed data? What conclusions are evident? What recommendations do they suggest for next steps based on the conclusions?

Reporting the findings

To whom do we need to report about the evaluation? What are the best formats or media for reporting to each audience? How do we help those to whom we report understand the value and meaning of the conclusions and recommendations and engender their support?

Evaluating the evaluation

What did we learn about the evaluation process and our competencies as evaluators that we can apply to future evaluations? How did this evaluation help us improve our evaluation skills?