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Grounding Evaluation
operationalising grounded research into M&E practice
Tracey Konstant
Salvador Dali
1941
Mic
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Tef
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Scale needs systems
Systems offer:
TerminologyShared expectationsLess renegotiation
The rules of the game
Better a good system for doing something
that does not work,
than no system at all
Traditional project processes
Problem Statement
Solution - Purpose
Outcomes
Outputs
Activities
PLANNING
BUT
IT WAS ALL A GUESS
Accurate language PLANNING
Perceived Problem Or – Described Situation
Possible Improvement
Rationale
Activities
Problem Statement
Solution - Purpose
Outcomes
Outputs
Activities
Traditional project processes
postpone the impact
hope for the outcomes
count the activities and outputs
EVALUATION
guess the indicators
Grounding EVALUATION
What activities really took place?
The Actual Outputs
The Observed Outcomes
Can we see impact?
If we aim for the irrelevant, we will
almost certainly hit it
Or is there a better way?