Mechanisms and Tools

International Evaluation Guidelines

The SPHERE Project

• Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, 2004 Edition (SPHERE Handbook)

Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP)

• Real-Time Evaluations of Humanitarian Action – An ALNAP Guide, March 2009 (John Cosgrave, Ben Ramalingam and Tony Beck)
• 7^th Review of Humanitarian Action (RHA), March 2008
• Evaluating Humanitarian Action Using the OECD-DAC Criteria, 2006 (Tony Beck)

Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)

• HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management
• HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management – Benchmarks

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development Cooperation Directorate – Development Assistance Committee (OECD, DCD-DAC)

• DAC Criteria for Evaluating Development Assistance
• DAC Network on Development Evaluation

United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

• Measuring Progress in Conflict Environments (MPICE): Metrics Framework for Assessing Conflict Transformation and Stabilization, February 2008

Results-Based Management and Logical Framework Approach

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)

• Evaluation of ECHO’s Humanitarian Intervention Plans in Afghanistan

Theory of Change

• Theory of Change Online

Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ, German Technical Coorperation)

• Guidelines on the Project Progress Review (PPR)

Wageningenur, Participatory Planning Monitoring & Evaluation

• OOPP/ZOPP/GOPP/LogframesApproach

The World Bank LogFrame    

• The LogFrame Handbook: a Logical Framework Approach to Project Cycle Management 

Management Pro LogFrame

• Turn Strategy Into Action: the Logical Framework Approach to Managing Strategic Change

International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO

• Results-Based Management (RBM) Checklist

Government of Canada, Results-Based Management

• Guide for the Development of Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks (RMAF), Canadian Government

Government of Canada, Results-Based Performance Framework (RBPF)

• Results-Based Performance Framework – Global Peace and Security Fund (GPSF)

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

• Annex 4 of the Guide for Preparing a Country Development Programming Framework: The Performance Measurement Framework
• A Results Approach to Developing the Implementation Plan, March 2001
• RBM Handbook on Developing Results Chain, December 2000
• Guide to Project Performance Reporting: For Canadian Partners and Executing Agencies, May 1999
• Results-Based Management in CIDA: An Introductory Guide to the Concepts and Principles, January 1999
• The Logical Framework: Making it Results-Oriented, November 1997

Additional Frameworks

US Government, Joint UNDG-ECHA Working Group on Transition

• Interagency Framework for Conflict Analysis in transition situations

Winning the Peace: an American Strategy for Post-Conflict Reconstruction

• Joint CSIS/AUSA Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Task Framework

US Dept of State’s Office of the Co-ordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization = S/CRS

• Essential Task Matrix

USAID Rapid Rural Appraisal/Participatory Rural Appraisal

• Annex 2: Participatory Rural Appraisal Methods Training Workshop

Human Dimensions, Rapid Rural Appraisal

• Methods – Rapid Rural Appraisal

French Ministere de Affaires estrangeres: Grid of Fragilities

• Fragile States and Situations of Fragility: France’s Policy Paper

U.S. Air Force, Effects-Based Operations (EBO)

• Effects-Based Operations in Afghanistan

RAND Corporation, Effects-Based Operations (EBO)

• Effects-Based Operations: A Grand Challenge for the Analytical Community

U.S. Military, Assessment of Governance Quality Indicators (AGQI)

• Assessment of Governance Quality Indicators (AGQI) in Afghanistan: Initial Assessment in Three Afghan Cities Using a Standardized Assessment Tool and Potential for Application of AGQI in Future Operations

USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation

• Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS: Using Rapid Appraisal Methods

World Bank Operations Evaluation Department

• Participatory Methods and Consultations

Collaborative Learning Projects

• Reflecting on Peace Practice Project (RPP)

Compendium of Operational Frameworks for Peacebuilding and Donor Co-ordination (CIDA)

• Mosselman and Prince:

Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

• Outcome Mapping

Standardised Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions(SMART)

• SMART Indicators

USAID, Military Affairs

• Tactical Conflict Assessment Framework

Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I)

• MNSTC-I Website

Lewin’s Change Management Model

• Understanding the Three Stages of Change