Compendium of Evaluation Methods Reviewed (Volume 1)

Choosing appropriate approaches and methods are pre-requisites for credible, independent and useful evaluation exercises in the United Nations. The Compendium of Evaluation Methods Reviewed is a guidance document resulting from discussions among members of the UNEG Working Group on Evaluation Methods on seven evaluation methods.

Methods Supporting Evaluation Design: Evaluability Assessment, Theory Of Change And Storyline Approaches  

Synthesis And Meta-Analysis    

Contribution Analysis    

Qualitative Comparative Analysis    

Randomised Controlled Trials And Quasi-Experimental Designs    

Outcome Harvesting/Outcome Evidencing    

Culturally Responsive Evaluation    

The Compendium presents examples of interesting UN evaluation practices to a wider audience, with an additional focus on the underlying principles that led evaluation managers to choose the method they did. Conceived as the first in a series of written resources, the document will be updated as the work of the group continues.