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Summary: A formative evaluation is about improving your program, activity, or intervention. A summative evaluation is about showing proof that it works. Let’s say you run a non-profit food …
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I believe the evaluation world is underserved, let’s change that. I started this blog a little over 15 years ago as a hobby and creative outlet sharing my work with just a handful of people. …
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This post ended up being really long, with lots of data. If don't feel like reading it, here is the TL/DR version. I wrote a bit about watching so many of our peers losing their jobs back in …
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Summary: While evaluation asks "did this work and why," Benefits Realisation tracks whether specific organizational wins (like cost savings or better employee retention) actually happened as planned. …
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If you are serious about creating better reports, it's time to take a step back. In this post I'm going to share my F.R.E.D. method for evaluating modern report dissemination. But let's start with …
I'm taking a sick day today. Picked up a case of strep throat at the end of last week that's now hopefully working its way out of my system. But sick days are boring, and instead of streaming yet …
