Some people – representatives of organisations commissioning evaluations, but also evaluators – appear to be so fed up with ill-planned, poorly conceptualised, and shoddily implemented evaluations that they don’t want to do any evaluations anymore. I understand their frustration. See my recent blog post on the subject.

But let’s not throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are many ways of doing evaluation that serves its purpose. Actually, just starting with a clear definition of the evaluation purpose can make a big difference. And then there are a zillion ways of doing it. That is why I propose evaluation facilitation at the core of my services.