What is Evaluation Capacity Development?

We speak of evaluation capacity in terms of putting in place structures which support evaluation efforts within an organization. This process evolves into the creation of an evaluation system.

Evaluation capacity development is not a linear process. Organizations are at different places in their development. Much like an accounting system, a formal evaluation system becomes more critical the larger and more complex the organization.

Considering why, when, where, and how evaluation will be used leads individuals to think in an evaluative way about how jobs are performed, how services are delivered, and how well the organization is run.