Decision making matrix: Identify who will be involved in decisions and what their roles will be It is important to be clear about who will be involved in the Who might be involved in making decisions? various decisions involved in an evaluation, and what their roles will be. Consider the possible involvement of: It can be useful to summarise decision makers and types of The manager of the intervention decisions in a matrix which can be referred to when An evaluation steering committee developing and implementing evaluation processes. It is important to ensure that -where relevant decision making A technical advisory group or some individual structures and processes already exist- these are technical advisors incorporated. A community consultation committee or key The following page contains a decision making matrix informants from the community template that you can customise to suit the needs of your What will be their role in decision making? evaluation. Some questions to help guide you are presented opposite. The role of each individual or group in relation to specific decisions can be specified as follows: Further guidance and resources: - Those whose opinions are sought; they Consulted Decide how decisions about the evaluation will be are engaged in two-way communication. made Step 1 of the Managers’ Guide to Evaluation: – Recommends - Those who are responsible for Blog: Making choices about voices - Irene Guijt and putting forward a suitable answer to the decision. Leslie Groves share frameworks to approach and make decisions about the level of stakeholder involvement during Approves - Those who are authorised to approve an different evaluation stages. answer to the decision. Informed - Those who are informed after the decision has been made; they are engaged in one-way communication
Decision making matrix: Identify who will be involved in decisions and what their roles will be It is important to be clear about who will be involved in the various decisions involved in an evaluation, and what their roles will be. It can be useful to summarise decision makers and types of decisions in a matrix which can be referred to when developing and implementing evaluation processes. It is important to ensure that -where relevant decision making structures and processes already exist- these are incorporated. The following page contains a decision making matrix template that you can customise to suit the needs of your evaluation. Some questions to help guide you are presented opposite. Further guidance and resources: Decide how decisions about the evaluation will be made – Step 1 of the Managers’ Guide to Evaluation: Blog: Making choices about voices - Irene Guijt and Leslie Groves share frameworks to approach and make decisions about the level of stakeholder involvement during different evaluation stages. Who might be involved in making decisions? Consider the possible involvement of: The manager of the intervention An evaluation steering committee A technical advisory group or some individual technical advisors A community consultation committee or key informants from the community What will be their role in decision making? The role of each individual or group in relation to specific decisions can be specified as follows: Consulted - Those whose opinions are sought; they are engaged in two-way communication. Recommends - Those who are responsible for putting forward a suitable answer to the decision. Approves - Those who are authorised to approve an answer to the decision. Informed - Those who are informed after the decision has been made; they are engaged in one-way communication
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