This is an entry that complements the Measuring What Matters toolkit which you can find here: https://info.copronet.wales/measuring-what-matters/
Measuring What Matters online tool result: code AFI
Technical description
You want to adopt a participatory and co-productive approach, to a formative or process evaluation, that can be delivered relatively quickly and easily.
Glossary
Participatory approaches: Involve the stakeholders of a programme or policy in the evaluation process. (Source: Better Evaluation)
Co-productive approaches: Share power and responsibility with stakeholders working together in equal, reciprocal and caring relationships. (Source: Co-production Network for Wales)
Formative Evaluations: Assess the feasibility and potential of a programme, policy or intervention.
Process Evaluations: Assess how effectively a programme, policy or intervention is being, or has been, implemented.
Data collection methods
360 Degree Appraisal
Time: low / Cost: low
360 Degree Appraisal collects views on a given question from multiple perspectives, by asking for feedback from a small number of individuals who are representative of a wider group of stakeholders. This could include staff, managers, members of the community or otherwise.
Check out Page 30 of Think Local Act Personal’s Guide ‘Does it Work? – A guide to evaluating community capacity initiatives.’
Change Record Template
Time: low / Cost: low
Change Records, as the name suggests, record the changes which are made to a project (and the difference they make) as the project goes along.
A free Change Record Template is provided by Evaluation Support Scotland.
Community Navigators
Time: moderate / Cost: moderate
Community Navigators come out of their communities and act as community researchers, working with the public (or any group of stakeholders) to find out their views on a given question.
Check out Page 28 of Think Local Act Personal’s Guide ‘Does it Work? – A guide to evaluating community capacity initiatives.’
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