Posts tagged ‘evaluation findings’
5 resources on communicating evaluation results
I had the pleasure last week to run a workshop for 2 days in Berne, Switzerland on the theme Integrating Communication in Evaluation organised by the Swiss Evaluation Society and LAUCO Training and Evaluation. In my research for the workshop, I discovered some new resources on communicating evaluation results, here are a selection:
4. Communicating and Reporting on an Evaluation – from the American Red Cross & CRS (2008), (pdf) >>
5. Tips for delivering negative results (blog post – J. Sinclair), 2013 >>
This photo from Patricia Goldschmid of myself explaining some points at the workshop – thanks again for all the participants for making it such an enjoyable experience!
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10 tips for delivering negative evaluation results
From the Better Evaluation Blog, a very useful post on how to deliver negative evaluation results – that they have summarised in ten tips:
1. Use a participatory approach from the start
2. Discuss possible negative results in the early contracting and design stages
3. Inform clients immediately and often – a ‘no surprises’ approach
4. Build in time for course correction
5. Question the evaluation plan
6. Emphasize the positives
7. Tell the truth
8. Present results in terms of lessons learned
9. Provide suggestions for addressing deficiencies
10. Involve stakeholders in identifying obstacles and ways to overcome them
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