Evaluation

Methods/Guidelines

Operations Evaluation Department Guidelines

• Guidelines for Preparing Performance Evaluation Reports for Public Sector Operations (February 2006)
• Guidelines for Preparing Performance Evaluation Reports on Nonsovereign Operations (February 2007) [ PDF: 289kb | 43 pages ]
• Guidelines for the Preparation of Country Assistance Program Evaluation Reports (February 2006)
• Guidelines to Avoid Conflict of interest in Independent Evaluations (March 2005) [ PDF: 32kb | 3 pages]

Related ADB Guidelines

• Design and Monitoring Framework, Quality Review and Assessment Checklist [ PDF: 46kb | 9 pages ]
• Results-Based Methodology for Evaluating Country Strategies and Programs (August 2006) [ PDF: 352kb | 32 pages ]
• ADB Guidelines for Preparing a Design and Monitoring Framework [ PDF: 2,175kb | 56 pages]

Evaluation Cooperation Group Good Practice Standards

In line with its objective of harmonizing evaluation criteria and processes among its members, the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG)* for evaluation of private sector investment, public sector, and policy-based lending operations.

• Private Sector Operations (Third Edition, April 2006) [ PDF: 503kb | 35 pages ]
• Policy-Based Lending Operations (March 2005) [ PDF: 568kb | 118 pages ]
• Public Sector Operations [ PDF: 224kb | 18 pages ]

Other Guidelines

• European Commission Evaluation Methdology*
• OECD-DAC's Guidance for Managing Joint Evaluations*
• OECD-DAC's An Approach to DAC's Guidance for Evaluation Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities [ PDF: 654kb | 84 pages ]
• World Bank's A Guide to Water and Sanitation Sector Impact Evaluations*
• World Bank IEG's Sourcebook for Evaluating Global and Regional Partnership Programs: Indicative Principles and Standards*

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