Utilization Focused Evaluation: A Primer for Evaluators

Ricardo Ramírez, Dal Brodhead et al.

Penang: Southbound (2013), xii, 114 pp.

Contains index

ISBN 8-983-9054-61-3

Other editions: also published in French and Spanish

"Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) facilitates a learning process in which people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences to their work. The focus is on intended users. UFE does not prescribe any specific content, method, or theory. It is a guiding framework, rather than a methodology. UFE can include a wide variety of evaluation methods within an overall participatory paradigm. Decision making, in consultation with those who can benefit from the evaluation, is an important part of the process. Intended users will more likely utilize an evaluation in which they have ownership. This Primer is for practitioner evaluators and project implementers who have heard of UFE and are keen to test-drive the approach." (Lead)

What is Utilization Focused Evaluation? 1
The UFE Framework Summarized in Steps, 3
The DECI Project, 6
The UFE Steps Illustrated with Project Examples, 9
Step 1 Assessing Program Readiness, 10
Step 2 Assessing Evaluators’ Readiness, 18
Step 3 Identifying Primary Intended Users, 24
Step 4 Situational Analysis, 31
Step 5 Identification of Primary Intended Users, 38
Step 6 Focusing the Evaluation, 44
Step 7 Evaluation Design, 54
Step 8 Simulation of Use, 58
Step 9 Data Collection, 62
Step 10 Data Analysis, 65
Step 11 Facilitation of Use, 68
Step 12 Meta Evaluation, 72
Summary About What Each Step Entails, 76
What Benefit Does UFE Bring to Commissioners of Evaluation? 81
Take Away Lessons, 83
Postscript, 87
The UFE Checklist, 89
Case Studies, 103

Topics:

Evaluation Design & Implementation Using Evaluation Results, Learning from Evaluations Utilisation-Focused Evaluation (Focus on Intended Use by Intended User)

Document Type:

Guides, Toolkits, Manuals