Update on Evaluation at USAID
Cindy Clapp-Wincek, Director, PPL/LER
USAID Alumni Association
March 7 , 2014
We’ve made progress, but still have
a long way to go.
Evaluation
Update in 2012
Evaluation Update in 2013:
You are
here:
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Evaluation and……
Collaborative
Learning
Program
Evaluation
Performance
Monitoring
Evidence Based
Planning and
Implementation
Major data sources and analysis
behind the Update
• Evaluation Registry of PPR
• Development Experience
Clearinghouse
• USAID Forward Progress
Report 2013
• Evaluation of Program Cycle
Implementation
• Meta-evaluation of Quality and
Coverage of USAID
Evaluations 2009 – 2012
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Notable Findings of Recent Studies
Evaluation quality has improved - average quality
scores
5.56 in 2009  6.69 in 2012
The Evaluation Policy has contributed to improved
evaluation rigor, quality, usefulness, and quantity.
Missions have formed working groups to strengthen
evaluation practices and collaboration.
The Program Cycle encourages internal collaboration,
sharing knowledge, learning, and adapting.
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USAID is improving transparency by
sharing more evaluation reports
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LER develops training and tools
to support USAID staff capacity
Learning Lab & ProgramNet
PMP Toolkit
Internal Evaluations
1200+ staff trained in Evaluation
350 staff participated in
Performance Monitoring Workshops
M&E Guidance Tools:
How-to and Technical Notes
Where do we go from here?
• Support missions – virtual and in-country
technical assistance, tools, and new awards
for M&E training, conducting evaluations
• Work with organizations that produce
evaluations – particularly firms
• Address constraints – e.g. collaborate with
contracts office on adaptive management
• Partner with regional “missions”
• View USAID monitoring
and evaluation guidance
and tools at
http://usaidlearninglab.org
• Send questions to
[email protected]
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EXTRA SLIDES ON QUALITY
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“MetaEvaluation of Quality of USAID
Evaluation Reports”
Responsibilities for Quality Factors
“Bureau for Policy, Planning & Learning:
Evaluation of Program Cycle Implementation”