How to Evaluate - York Consulting

Oldham and Rochdale HMREvaluation Techniques “How to Evaluate”2.55 Take on board any recommendations that you can directly influenceyourself. Remember actions speak louder than words, if you show a positiveattitude to the results it will present a clear picture to operational andstrategic partners that the evaluation is feeding into future developments.“Walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk”2.56 Be prepared to accept any development areas as well as successes that areidentified in the evaluation. Senior management can only act on what theyare aware of, so ensure findings are disseminated to strategic and seniorpartners as well as projects and programmes. Utilise the key findings forfuture bids or extensions to the project. Remember, although this processis called evaluation it has involved considerable research which you can useto the advantage of your project and the wider learning networks you areengaging with.“The ultimate test of success of an evaluation is the extent to which itprecipitates change and extends learning/best practice through positiveaction.”34