Evaluation

Framework for Self-Assessment

Strategy Development

A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. Tools are at hand to help an organization look at its knowledge in a strategic manner.

• TA 6399-REG: Selected Evaluation Studies for 2007
• TA 6410-REG: Capacity Development for Monitoring and Evaluation
• Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank
• Learning Lessons in ADB
• Acting on Recommendations and Learning from Lessons in 2007: Increasing Value Added from Operations Evaluation

Management Techniques

Leadership is the process of working out the right things to do. Management is the process of doing things right. This area of competence covers a range of techniques, from assessing the forces for and against desired organizational changes to assessing managerial approaches to mistakes.

• Auditing the Lessons Architecture
• Managing for Development Results in the Asian Development Bank
• Training on Making Recommendations Better, Using Plain English, Peer Assists, and After-Action Reviews and Retrospects

Top

Collaboration Mechanisms

When working with others, efforts sometimes turn out to be less than the sum of the parts. Too often, not enough attention is paid to facilitating effective collaborative practices.

• ECGnet, ECG Secretariat, OECD-DAC, SHIPDET, Malaysian Evaluation Association, etc.
• Review of Reports and Recommendations of the President, and Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Reports; Management Review Meetings, Staff Review Committee Meetings
• Project Processing and Portfolio Management (P3M): As-Is and To-Be Business Process Documentation
• Collaboration Technology Steering Group (ADB Taxonomy  Committee)
• OED Inquiry Desk
• ADB Operations Toolkit
• OED Interface with ADB Offices and Departments
• Evaluation Chats
• Community of Practice in Monitoring and Evaluation

Top

Knowledge Sharing and Learning

Two-way communications that take place simply and effectively build knowledge. Simple techniques can be used to learn from experience and improve future activities.

Top

Knowledge Capture and Storage

Knowledge leaks in various ways at various times. Several techniques can be applied to ensure that essential knowledge is retained.

• OED Guidelines for Disseminating Findings and Recommendations [ PDF: 48 kb | 4 pages ], Conducting Exit Interviews [ PDF: 49 kb | 4 pages ], Using Plain English [ PDF: 39 kb | 3 pages ], Conducting Peer Assists [ PDF: 47 kb | 5 pages ], and Conducting After-Action Reviews and Retrospects [ PDF: 41 kb | 3 pages ].
• OED TeamRoom, Shared Network Drives
• Evaluation Methods and Guidelines, How-to Guides on (i) Evaluation Information System, (ii) ECGnet, and (iii) Evaluation Pages on ADB.org
• Writing Effective Meta Data

Top