2. CONTEXT Major International Evaluations Niels Dabelstein

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6. Joint Committee Evaluation Standards, 2010  Utility – ensure relevance & use  Feasibility – realistic, prudent, diplomatic & frugal  Propriety – ethical, legal, respectful  Accuracy – technically adequate to determine merit or worth  Accountability – Evaluating evaluations: Meta-evaluation 6

7. AUDIT STATEMENT in the FINAL REPORT

9. ILLUMINATIVE TENSIONS & IMPORTANT LESSONS

10. ILLUSTRATIVE EVALUATION TENSIONS 1. The classic tension between stakeholder involvement and evaluator independence. 2. The tension between strength of evidence and delivering the findings on time. 3. The tensions between country-level ownership and utility versus the need for an international synthesis.

12. Tension # 2 The tension between strength of evidence and delivering the findings on time.

13. A Balancing Act: Strength of Evidence vs. Timeliness 13 On Time RIGOR

14. Tension # 3 The tensions between country-level ownership and utility versus the need for an international synthesis.

16. ILLUSTRATIVE LESSONS 1.The implications of being driven by attention to use, in this case, at the 4th High Level Forum.

17. BEING UTILIZATION-FOCUSED

18. 18 “ I can honestly say that not a day goes by when we don’t use those evaluations in one way or another.” Written by Mark M. Rogers and illustrated by Lawson Sworh

19. ILLUSTRATIVE LESSONS 2. The relevance of the DAC standards for guiding the PDE and for the meta- evaluation. 3. The impacts of being involved in the evaluation process for those countries, donors, and participants involved (process use).

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