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Are you the one who builds outstanding dashboards for people in your organization? If yes, then my friend you have crawled over to the right post. In this post, I’ve highlighted some of the amazing “Tableau tips and tricks” which you can apply right away and make your dashboards even more effective to stand out in … More Tableau Tips and Tricks for Great Analysis and Visualization
An evaluation plan (for a particular evaluation) usually specifies: what will be evaluated; the purpose and criteria for the evaluation; the key evaluation questions; and how data will be collected, analyzed, synthesized and reported. It may include a program theory/logic model. An evaluation framework (sometimes called a Monitoring and Evaluation framework, or more recently a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning … More Development of Planning Documents for Evaluation or Monitoring and Evaluation System
For any evaluation there needs to be clarity about what will be considered a quality and ethical evaluation. In some organisations there is agreement about using particular evaluation standards and/or ethical guidelines to guide the evaluation and to evaluate it. Many organizations have guidelines which address issues of quality and ethics together. For example, the UNDP (United … More Defining Ethical and Quality Evaluation Standards
Development professionals work to make positive change happen through their programs and initiatives. However, it is very hard for them to measure their projects’ impact and evaluate how efficient they are. The best development projects are identified by their impact and their efficiency, and the best way to measure these is through a good project … More 5 Fantastic Guides to Developing Project Monitoring and Evaluation Programs
EVER WONDERED HOW A RESULTS-BASED PROJECT DIFFERS FROM ONE FOCUSED JUST ON IMPLEMENTATION? Kindly note that the story below was adopted from a true trusted source to help in clarify my point here.. “Researcher: A couple of years ago I had back-to-back assignments on two continents. And it was interesting to see the huge difference … More A TALE OF TWO PROJECTS
After the implementation of a multi-year program, for some time, we do not know where we are results-wise. Except if there is a midterm review usually on the third year, or an evaluation towards the end of a program or expiration of a strategic plan. This means for a considerable period of time we do … More Rethinking Program Protocols
Whenever teams create datasets, they often devise a system that works for their specific use case. What happens when you wish to integrate your datasets into dashboards and analytical tools? We’ve put together a list of best practices to guide you and your team in setting them up to get more out of the data … More How to Get Your Data Ready for Analysis
Data work spans the gamut from collecting satisfaction insights to observing preschool kids in our nature play programming. With everything done, we aim to help our staff improve their programs and our client’s experience. It’s important for us to disseminate our findings in ways that make our stakeholders (mainly internal staff) want to dig in and explore. … More How to Write Your Reports in PowerPoint Instead of in Word: Nine Tips for Getting Started
There’s nothing worse than presentations that drone on without a clear message. You know the feeling: You’re sitting in the audience at a conference. The speaker goes on and on. And on. And on. Later, someone asks what you learned from the presentation. You remember some details here and there, but the big-picture concepts may … More How to Visually Structure Your Presentation Around Key Points
Tip #1: Select the Appropriate Level of Detail Before making visually appealing charts, you need to decide how to showcase your data for maximum benefit to your end users. Familiarity with the data can be a disadvantage. How you use raw data on the backend may not necessarily translate to how people want to view … More Tips for Formatting Tableau Dashboards
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