Planning, Public Policy, & Management (PPPM) Overview  Evaluation approaches –Overview –Approaches for childhood obesity –Discuss pros and cons  Plan Quality Evaluation

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Margerum (2011) Figure 10.1

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Passive Approach  Is increased understanding the intended result?  What concrete ways can increased understanding influence decision making?  Passive approach may lead to informal networks that support implementation

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Cooperative Approach  Are conditions static enough for participants to predict necessary actions?  Will the plan be good enough to guide action?

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Adaptive Network Approach  Is the problem complex and dynamic enough to warrant ongoing transaction costs?  Is there the commitment and energy to support a sustained effort?  Can the supporting collaborative networks be developed to support implementation?

Planning, Public Policy, & Management (PPPM) How is evaluation used?

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Collaboration Evaluation ApproachConceptMeasures Input evaluation Better information will produce better results Process evaluation Better process will produce better results Output evaluation Better products will produce better results Performance indicators Interim changes will indicate whether results are being produced Outcome measures Actual results indicating whether results have been achieved Program logic Assessing the logic of the outputs and outcomes

Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Plan Evaluation  What would indicate they were using good information?  How would you know if their process was effective?  What would you look for in a good quality plan?  What would indicate they are producing good short term results?  What outcomes would indicate they are doing well?  How would you assess their approach?