Commissioning and Managing an Evaluation
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 37 pp.
Series: Guidance in Support of the Operationalization of the Evaluation Policy
"Commissioning an evaluation and managing an evaluation are different but interrelated processes. Commissioning an evaluation encompasses the activities to initiate a Fund evaluation, largely focused on developing the evaluation's Terms of Reference (ToR) and recruiting and contracting the evaluator(s). Managing an evaluation encompasses the activities for the oversight of the evaluation after it is commissioned and enters the implementation phase through to the Evaluation Report. Evaluation management ensures the evaluation is conducted according to the deliverables and requirements established in the ToR and detailed in the evaluation's Inception Report." (Page 3)
1 What is this guidance note? 2
2 What is commissioning and managing an evaluation? 3
3 What are the benefits of commissioning and managing an evaluation? 5
4 When to commission an evaluation? 6
5 Who commissions and manages an evaluation? 9
6 How to commission and manage an evaluation? 12
Annex 1: Evaluation Management Checklist, 27
Annex 2: Evaluation ToR Checklist, 29
Annex 3: Illustrative Evaluation Inception Report Template, 31
Annex 4: Illustrative Final Evaluation Report Template, 33
Annex 5: Illustrative Management Response Template, 36
Annex 6: Recommended Resources, 37
2 What is commissioning and managing an evaluation? 3
3 What are the benefits of commissioning and managing an evaluation? 5
4 When to commission an evaluation? 6
5 Who commissions and manages an evaluation? 9
6 How to commission and manage an evaluation? 12
Annex 1: Evaluation Management Checklist, 27
Annex 2: Evaluation ToR Checklist, 29
Annex 3: Illustrative Evaluation Inception Report Template, 31
Annex 4: Illustrative Final Evaluation Report Template, 33
Annex 5: Illustrative Management Response Template, 36
Annex 6: Recommended Resources, 37
