1. Cindy Clapp-Wincek, Director, PPL/LER USAID Alumni Association March 7, 2014 Update on Evaluation at USAID

2. 2 Evaluation Update in 2012 Evaluation Update in 2013: You are here: We’ve made progress, but still have a long way to go.

3. Evaluation and…… Evidence Based Planning and Implementation Performance Monitoring Program Evaluation Collaborative Learning

4. 4 Major data sources and analysis behind the Update Evaluation Registry of PPR Development Experience Clearinghouse USAID Forward Progress Report 2013 Evaluation of Program Cycle Implementation Meta-evaluation of Quality and Coverage of USAID Evaluations 2009 – 2012

5. 5 Notable Findings of Recent Studies Evaluation quality has improved - average quality scores 5.56 in 2009  6.69 in 2012 The Evaluation Policy has contributed to improved evaluation rigor, quality, usefulness, and quantity. The Program Cycle encourages internal collaboration, sharing knowledge, learning, and adapting. Missions have formed working groups to strengthen evaluation practices and collaboration.

6. 6 USAID is improving transparency by sharing more evaluation reports

7. LER develops training and tools to support USAID staff capacity Learning Lab & ProgramNet PMP Toolkit Internal Evaluations 1200+ staff trained in Evaluation 350 staff participated in Performance Monitoring Workshops M&E Guidance Tools: How-to and Technical Notes

8. Where do we go from here? Support missions – virtual and in-country technical assistance, tools, and new awards for M&E training, conducting evaluations Work with organizations that produce evaluations – particularly firms Address constraints – e.g. collaborate with contracts office on adaptive management Partner with regional “missions”

9. View USAID monitoring and evaluation guidance and tools at http://usaidlearninglab.org http://usaidlearninglab.org Send questions to evaluation@usaid.gov evaluation@usaid.gov 9

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11. EXTRA SLIDES ON QUALITY 11

12. Responsibilities for Quality Factors “MetaEvaluation of Quality of USAID Evaluation Reports”

13. “Bureau for Policy, Planning & Learning: Evaluation of Program Cycle Implementation”