Are Evaluations Useful? Cases from Swedish Development Co-operation.

This report forms part of the study 'Using the Evaluation Tool', initiated by Sida's Department for Evaluation and Internal Audit. The purpose of the study is to analyse the evaluation process as it currently works in Swedish development co-operation. It attempts to broaden our knowledge of the way in which evaluations are initiated, produced and, finally, distributed and put to use.
This study is concerned with three questions:

* How are evaluations used by various stakeholders in development co-operation and how do different stakeholders perceive their usefulness?

* How do different stakeholders participate in the evaluation processes and how can stakeholder participation affect utilisation?

* How can the usefulness of evaluations be improved and what are the factors determining utilisation?