Evaluation

Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank
Completed: 2007

Operations evaluation has changed from the beginnings of evaluation activities in ADB in 1978. Initially, the focus of evaluation was on assessing whether implementation was consistent with the intentions reflected in the appraisal of a project, and the extent to which the project achieved the expected economic and social benefits. Operations evaluation now shapes decision making throughout the project cycle and in ADB as a whole. Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank, published in 2007, offers more than an account of the early steps of operations evaluation. It describes recent accomplishments and looks to the future.

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Contents

Preface

The Beginnings

The Changing Context

The New Modus Operandi

Evaluating Operations Performance

Directions in Evaluation

Influential Evaluations

Managing Knowledge

Conclusions

1. Independent Evaluation at ADB: A Brief Account




The Beginnings

Articulating the Operations Evaluation System

Creating New Evaluation Products and Services

Increasing Special Studies and Sector Syntheses

Developing Evaluation Capacity

Shortening the Feedback Loop

Promoting Quality at Entry

Ensuring Independence of Evaluation

Progressing to Full-Fledged Operations Evaluation

2. Evaluation by Type
3. Key Operations Evaluation Department Reports
4. Catalogue of Evaluation Reports (As of March 2007)
5. Heads of Evaluation
6. Heads of Audit and Development Assistance Committees